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Water waves of finite amplitude on a sloping beach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

G. F. Carrier  and
H. P. Greenspan
G. F. Carrier
Affiliation:
Pierce Hall, Harvard University
H. P. Greenspan
Affiliation:
Pierce Hall, Harvard University
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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the behaviour of a wave as it climbs a sloping beach. Explicit solutions of the equations of the non-linear inviscid shallow-water theory are obtained for several physically interesting wave-forms. In particular it is shown that waves can climb a sloping beach without breaking. Formulae for the motions of the instantaneous shoreline as well as the time histories of specific wave-forms are presented.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , May 1958 , pp. 97 - 109
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