Breaking and Dissipation of Ocean Surface Waves

1. Introduction 2. Definitions for the wave breaking 3. Detection and measurements of the wave breaking 4. Fully non-linear analytical theories for surface waves and numerical simulations of the wave breaking 5. Wave breaking probability 6. Wave breaking severity 7. Energy dissipation across the wave spectrum 8. Non-dissipative effects of the breaking on the wave field 9. Role of wave breaking in the air-sea interaction 10. Conclusions: what else do we need to know about the wave breaking? References Index.