Statistical Characteristics of Wave Breakings and their Relation with the Wind Waves’ Energy Dissipation Based on the Field Measurements
Journal: Physical Oceanography
Year: 2020

Purpose. The work is aimed at studying geometric similarity of wind wave breakings in natural conditions, estimating the Duncan constant which connects the wave energy dissipation conditioned by wave breakings, with distribution of the lengths of a breaking wave fronts Λ(с). Methods and Results. The field measurements of the wave breaking characteristics were carried out at the stationary oceanographic platform located in the Golubaya Bay near the Katsiveli village. Geometric dimensions of the w