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Wave Collapsing Breakers

Wave Collapsing Breakers is a hydrodynamic phenomenon in coastal fluid mechanics that represents a specific type of wave breaking characterized by the abrupt vertical collapse of the wave crest accompanied by rapid energy dissipation, distinguishing it from other breaker types such as spilling or plunging through its dominant vertical motion and minimal aerated turbulence.

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2017–2026

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Breaker type classification on three laboratory beaches

Cyril Galvin · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1968 · 423 citations

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Breaking wave interaction with a vertical cylinder and the effect of breaker location

Arun Kamath, Mayilvahanan Alagan Chella, Hans Bihs et al. · Ocean Engineering · 2016 · 116 citations · Full text

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Formation and development of a breaker bar under regular waves. Part 1: Model description and hydrodynamics

Niels G. Jacobsen, Jørgen Fredsøe, Jacob H. Jensen · Coastal Engineering · 2014 · 92 citations

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Formation and development of a breaker bar under regular waves. Part 2: Sediment transport and morphology

Niels G. Jacobsen, Jørgen Fredsøe · Coastal Engineering · 2014 · 55 citations

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Classification of internal solitary wave breaking over a slope

Keisuke Nakayama, Takahiro Satô, Kenji Shimizu et al. · Physical Review Fluids · 2019 · 55 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JM
    José M. Alsina

    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

    2 publications · 61 citations

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  2. NG
    Niels G. Jacobsen

    Deltares, Netherlands

    2 publications · 147 citations

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  3. IC
    Iván Cáceres

    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

    2 publications · 61 citations

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  4. JF
    Jørgen Fredsøe

    Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

    2 publications · 147 citations

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  5. SE
    Sonja Eichentopf

    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

    2 publications · 61 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Technical University of Denmark

    Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    399 citations

  2. Deltares

    Delft, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    147 citations

  3. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    Barcelona, Spain

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    92 citations

  4. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    91 citations

  5. University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    81 citations

  6. Hohai University

    Nanjing, China

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    200 citations

  7. State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering

    Nanjing, China

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    160 citations

  8. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    26 citations

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  1. Coastal Engineering

    6 publications · 275 citations

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  2. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  3. Physical Review Fluids

    PRFluids · 1 publications · 55 citations

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  4. Ocean Engineering

    1 publications · 116 citations

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  5. Journal of Coastal Research

    JCR · 1 publications · 12 citations

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