2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Breaking-induced energy dissipation of surface gravity waves at varying scales and co-flowing wind stresses
Rui Cao, Enrique M. Padilla, Xu Chen +1
Breaking-induced energy dissipation is studied for individual unsteady breaking waves using laboratory measurements of unidirectional surface gravity wave groups across a range of…
physics.flu-dyn2026
On the limiting geometry of unsteady breaking waves subject to co-flowing wind: spectrally-informed versus locally-measured steepness
Rui Cao, Enrique M. Padilla, Xu Chen +1
Wave steepness is a key geometric variable for describing breaking occurrence and its consequences, including energy dissipation and air entrainment. Using three laboratory campaig…