Wave Breaking

Wave Breaking is a nonlinear hydrodynamic process in surface gravity waves in which the wave becomes unstable and overturns, causing the crest to collapse and rapidly dissipate wave energy through turbulence, air entrainment, and fluid mixing.

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7.8K

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2017–2026

912

Authors

7.8K

  1. WK
    W. Kendall Melville

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States

    43 publications · 6.4K citations

    36

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  2. ML
    Michael L. Banner

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    31 publications · 3.1K citations

    24

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  3. PL
    Philip L.‐F. Liu

    Cornell University, United States

    29 publications · 2.7K citations

    23

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  4. DH
    D. H. Peregrine

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    28 publications · 2.6K citations

    21

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  5. AV
    Alexander V. Babanin

    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

    27 publications · 2.9K citations

    21

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Venues

  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    294 publications · 26K citations

    95

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  2. Coastal Engineering

    322 publications · 20.7K citations

    77

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 148 publications · 15.6K citations

    65

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  4. Ocean Engineering

    304 publications · 11.7K citations

    54

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  5. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    105 publications · 8.5K citations

    48

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