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Numerical analysis of wave hazards in a harbor

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Resonance may occur when the periods of incoming waves are close to the eigen-periods of harbor basin. The amplified waves by resonance in harbor will induce serious wave hazards to harbor structures and vehicles in it. Through traditional theoretical approaches, the eigen-periods of harbor basin with regular shapes can be obtained. In our study, we proposed a numerical model to simulate the behavior characteristics of the harbor waves. A finite difference numerical model based on the shallow water equations (SWE) is developed to simulate incoming tsunami and tidal waves. By analyzing the time series data of water surface wave amplitude variations at selected synthetic observation locations, we estimate the wave height and arrival time in coastal area. Furthermore, we use frequency spectrum analysis to investigate the natural frequencies from the data recorded at the synthetic observation stations.

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  1. College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China

    HuiMin Jing

  2. Key Laboratory of Computational Geodynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    HuiMin Jing, Huai Zhang, David A. Yuen & YaoLin Shi

  3. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, 55455-0219, USA

    David A. Yuen

  4. Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    David A. Yuen

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Jing, H., Zhang, H., Yuen, D.A. et al. Numerical analysis of wave hazards in a harbor. Sci. China Earth Sci. 55, 1554–1564 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-012-4388-1

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