Appendix C 

 Notation 



A 



Constant in Equation 1 



a 



Constant in Equation 9 



C 



Wave celerity, m/s 



Cs 



Wave group celerity, m/s 



c^ 



Wave group celerity relative to tfie current, m/s 



D 



Energy dissipation, m^/s 



d 



Water depth, m 



E 



Wave energy or spectral energy density, m^/Hz 



f 



Wave frequency, s 



fm 



Mean wave frequency, s 



g 



Gravitational acceleration, m/s^ 



h 



Still-water depth 



H 



Wave height 



He 



Critical wave height, above which breaking occurs, m 



H^ 



Maximum wave height, m 



H^ 



Zero-moment wave height, m 



k 



Wave number, m"' 



K 



Mean wave number, m'' 



I 



Length 



L 



Airy wavelength, cm 



F 



Area, m^ 



f 



Volume, m^ 



iJK 



Linear scale of the model 



a 



Percentage of waves breaking 



s 



Steepness parameter 



t 



Time, s 



Tp 



Wave period of peak energy density of spectrum, s 



U 



Current velocity, m/s 



V 



Volume, m' 



V 



Velocity, m/s 



X 



Coordinate axis, m 



z 



Constant in Equation 16 



n 



Constant 



P 



Water density, kg/m^ 



Appendix C Notation C1 



