Modeling Near-Shore Waves, Surface Rollers, and Undertow Velocity Profiles

This paper presents a theoretical model for the prediction of near-shore hydrodynamics in the surf zone along long straight beaches. The waves may be periodic or narrow-banded random waves, and the beach profile may be plane or barred. The theoretical model consists of three components: wave model, surface roller model, and near-shore mean current model. Both wave and surface roller models are based on simple energy balance equations and all the variables applied for the current model are determined in terms of wave energies. The near-shore mean current model consists of two-layer 2DH momentum equations, integrated above the wave trough level and over the entire depth, which determine mean shear stresses at the trough level and on the bottom, respectively. Coupled with a simple turbulent eddy viscosity model, analytical solutions are obtained for the vertical mean shear current profiles. The bottom boundary condition is specified by a wave–current bottom boundary layer model requiring knowledge of the equ...

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