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Area of Science:

  • Coastal processes
  • Oceanography
  • Wave dynamics

Background:

  • Typhoons generate extreme wave conditions impacting coastal areas.
  • Infragravity waves play a significant role in nearshore dynamics, especially during extreme events.
  • Understanding nearshore wave evolution under extreme conditions is crucial for coastal management and hazard assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the effect of energetic infragravity waves on the nearshore evolution of short waves during extreme typhoon conditions.
  • To investigate the mechanism by which infragravity waves influence short wave breaking and energy transfer in the nearshore zone.

Main Methods:

  • Collection of coastal-wave records during a strong typhoon in Japan in 2017.
  • Analysis of infragravity wave characteristics and their interaction with short waves.
  • Individual wave analyses to examine the impact on short wave breaking and nearshore evolution.

Main Results:

  • Extreme typhoon conditions generated large infragravity waves (up to 2m) in shallow water.
  • Infragravity waves caused instantaneous water-level fluctuations, alternately decelerating and accelerating short wave breaking.
  • This interaction facilitated the transmission of short-wave energy to the shore, increasing nearshore wave heights.

Conclusions:

  • Infragravity waves significantly impact nearshore wave characteristics and evolution under extreme conditions.
  • The study provides in situ evidence of the energy transfer mechanism from short waves on infragravity wave crests to the shore.
  • Findings enhance the understanding of coastal morphodynamics during extreme weather events.