14.4 Waves at Coral Reefs
a § 4.0
....
fo 3.5
' 03
..0
~ 3.0
~ 2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
b S 0
'-'
-S
fr
'0
-100
~ -5~
-10 -
-15 -
-20 -
-100
-50
-50
/
I",
o
50
100
I I
o
50
100
150
431
Ho= 3.61 m
T= 6.80s
200
250
Distance from reef edge (m)
reef profile
I I
150
200
SWL
I
II
l
250
Distance from reef edge (m)
Fig. 14.8: Wave attenuation over a reef slope: a wave height attenuation; solid line
denotes numerical model, dots denote experimental data, b reef bottom profile