Scope 



This introduction described candidate wave dissipation formulations and 

 selected previous studies of wave breaking on a current. The experiment 

 arrangement (including the laboratory facility, the instrumentation, and the 

 experimental series) and experiment procedures and data analysis (including 

 sequence of events, calibration, sampling, data analysis methods, data format, and 

 example plots) are presented in Chapters 2 and 3. Trends in the measured spectra, 

 evaluation and development of dissipation formulations, and application of the 

 formulations to calculate wave height decay are presented under "Results" in 

 Chapter 4. In Chapter 5, conclusions are summarized. 



Chapter 1 Introduction 



