Clapotis
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title:
Clapotis
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In hydrodynamics, a clapotis is a non-breaking standing wave pattern, caused for example, by the reflection of a traveling surface wave train from a near vertical shoreline like a breakwater, seawall or steep cliff.
The resulting clapotic wave does not travel horizontally, but has a fixed pattern of nodes and antinodes.
These waves promote erosion at the toe of the wall, and can cause severe damage to shore structures. The term was coined in 1877 by French mathematician and physicist Joseph Vale
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Non-breaking standing wave pattern
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapotis
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2024-03-28T21:28:31Z
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