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The reflection of obliquely incident tsunamis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2006

George F. Carrier  and
Claude F. Noiseux
George F. Carrier
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Claude F. Noiseux
Affiliation:
Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University
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Abstract

When a tsunami is incident on a plane shelf, the waveform and amplitude of the reflected wave differ significantly from those of the incident wave, and, when the shelf has the extremely irregular character of real continental shelves, the contrast between the two amplitudes is even greater. Here we quantify these statements and we also give an account of the manner in which the run-up depends on the obliquity and on other parameters characterizing the incident wave.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 133 , August 1983 , pp. 147 - 160
Copyright
© 1983 Cambridge University Press

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References

Abramowitz, M. & Stegun, L. A. (eds.) 1965 Handbook of Mathematical Functions. Nat. Bureau of Standards.
Carrier, G. F. 1971 Dynamics of tsunamis. In Mathematical Problems in the Geophysical Sciences – Vol. 1 – Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (ed. W. H. Reid). American Mathematical Society.