Breaker Height Index in Surf Zone Hydrodynamics Formulas

Breaker Height Index is the ratio of wave height and still water depth at the shore face location where waves start breaking. And is denoted by Ω_b.

Formulas to find Breaker Height Index in Surf Zone Hydrodynamics

fxBreaker Height IndexGo

fxSemi-Empirical Relationship for Breaker Height Index from Linear Wave TheoryGo

fxWave Height at Incipient Breaking given Breaker Height IndexGo

fxDeepwater Wave Height given Breaker Height IndexGo

fxEquivalent Unrefracted Deepwater Wave Height given Breaker Height Index from Linear Wave TheoryGo

fxDeepwater Wavelength given Breaker Height Index from Linear Wave TheoryGo

fx Wave Height at Incipient Breaking Go

fx Deep-Water Wavelength Go

fx Equivalent Unrefracted Deepwater Wave Height Go

What is the Breaker Height Index?

Breaker Height Index is the ratio of wave height and still water depth at the shore face location where waves start breaking.

Can the Breaker Height Index be negative?

{YesorNo}, the Breaker Height Index, measured in {OutputVariableMeasurementName} {CanorCannot} be negative.

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