[1] Results are presented from a field investigation of near-bed turbulence above degrading waveformed sand ripples in 17-m water depth on the inner shelf. The heights of the 50-cm wavelength primary ripples were about 5 cm at the start of the observation period, and decreased by a factor of 2 within 15 days. The principal degradation mechanism involved fish making pits in the seafloor. Near-be...

This paper concerns the description of surface water waves, specifically nonlinear changes in the directionality. Supporting calculations are provided to establish the best method of directional wave generation, the preferred method of directional analysis and the inputs on which such a method should be based. These calculations show that a random directional method, in which the phasing, ampli...

Surface current velocities of mesoscale eddies have a unique annular structure, which can inevitably influence surface wave properties and energy distribution. Sensitivity experiments ideal on waves were carried out by the Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) model to investigate these influences. In addition, China–France Oceanography SATellite Wave Investigation Monitoring (CFOSAT-SWIM) observat...

The design of wave energy converters should rely on numerical models that are able to estimate accurately the dynamics and loads in extreme conditions. A high-fidelity CFD model a 1:30 scale point-absorber is developed validated experimental data. This work constitutes beyond state-of-the-art validation study as system subjected 50-year return period waves. Additionally, new methodology address...

Perception of hill slant is exaggerated in explicit awareness. Proffitt (Perspectives on Psychological Science 1:110-122, 2006) argued that explicit perception of the slant of a climb allows individuals to plan locomotion in keeping with their available locomotor resources, yet no behavioral evidence supports this contention. Pedestrians in a built environment can often avoid climbing stairs, t...

The Euler equations of free-surface ocean dynamics constitute a model of central importance in fluid mechanics due to the wide range of physical phenomena they are intended to represent, from shoaling and breaking of waves in nearshore regions to energy and momentum transport in the open ocean. From a mathematical perspective, these equations present rather unique challenges for analysis and si...

Abstract. We analyze the effective potential for nanoparticles trapped at a fluid interface within a simple model which incorporates surface and line tensions as well as a thermal average over interface fluctuations (capillary waves). For a single colloid, a reduced steepness of the potential well hindering movements out of the interface plane compared to rigid interface models is observed, and...

Comprehensive study of the impulse corona characteristics is helpful to understand the transient process and guarantee a suitable insulation design of power transmission systems. In this paper, first the attenuation and deformation characteristics of lightning overvoltage traveling along a 500 kV experimental transmission line are tested. Then the lightning impulse corona characteristics on dif...