On the Efficient Numerical Simulation of Directionally Spread Surface Water Waves

• Published in: Journal of computational physics Vol. 174; no. 1; pp. 277 - 305
• Main Authors: Bateman, W.J.D., Swan, C., Taylor, P.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 20.11.2001
• Subjects: numerical wave modeling; 3-D wave modelling; nonlinear wave–wave interactions; directional water waves; extreme ocean waves

This paper concerns the description of transient and highly nonlinear, near-breaking, surface water waves that are characterized by a spread of wave energy in both frequency and direction. A new spectral wave model is described that allows both the unsteadiness and the directionality of a wave field...