Nearshore circulation system Chang Hsien Kuo 國立交通大學土木工程學系 中華民國102年4月18日
Surf zone (type of breakers)
Movement of sand on the beach Movement parallel (↔) to shoreline Caused by wave refraction (bending) Each wave transports sand either upcoast or downcoast Huge volumes of sand are moved within the surf zone The beach resembles a “river of sand”
Wave set-up Cross-shore balance of momentum
Wave run-up Regular wave (Miche, 1951) Irregular wave (Mase, 1989) Surf Parameter ξ 0 = 𝒕𝒂𝒏β 𝑯 𝟎 / 𝑳 𝟎 :
Longshore current and longshore drift Longshore current = zigzag movement of water in the surf zone Longshore drift = movement of sediment caused by longshore current
Nearshore circulation system Longshore current and Rip current Depth-averaged momentum equations and continuity Eq.
Wave induced longshore current Longuet-Higgins (1970) Assumption: 1. Longshore homogeneity (𝑼=𝟎,𝝏𝒚=𝟎) 2.No wind forcing (Rs=0) 3. Uniform sloping bottom (d=x*tanβ)
Wave induced longshore current Wave forcing Bottom friction 紊流渦動滯度模式 (eddy viscosity model), Reynolds stress P: lateral mixing coefficient
longshore current Wave forcing Slope-type
longshore current Normalized variables and equations Special case: p=1 (linear ratio of eddy viscosity to offshore difference) ; q=1 (uniform slope)
Solution of Euler equations Particular solution Eigen value
Boundary conditions Four conditions Solution
Boundary conditions Chang, H.K. and H.W. Hsu (1996), Longshore current on an equilibrium beach,” China Ocean Engineering, 10(2), 181-192.
Mean longshore current longshore current at mid-surf zone is regarded as mean longshore current Komar and Inman, 1970 um : orbital velocity Komar, 1979 Hbr : root-mean-square wave breaker height Hbs : significant wave breaker height Shore protection manual, 1984 tanβ : beach slope
Observed longshore current Wave height and current at surf zone
Observed cross-shore current Four conditions
Recent study-1 Hasaki coast of Japan
Recent study-1 Marine climate: height and direction of wave and wind Longshore current
Recent study-1 Longshore current in northward or southward directions
Recent study-1 shear stress at the bottom Wind induced shear stress at the surface
Recent study-1 Radiation stress And shear stress at the bottom
Recent study-1 Longshore current of different season
Recent study-2
Recent study-2 Wave height variations by seven models
Recent study-2 Longshore current by seven models
Recent study-2 Comparison with measured longshore current
Recent study-2 Comparison with measured longshore current for spilling breaker
Recent study-2 Comparison with measured longshore current for plunging breaker
Recent study-2 Comparison with measured longshore current for some cases of Leadbetter
Recent study-2 Comparison with measured longshore current for some cases of DELII
Recent study-2 Comparison with measured longshore current for some cases of HORS
Recent study-2 Suggested parameters