The aim of this review series is to present critical commentaries on knowledge in the field of coastal and ocean engineering. The first volume of the series is a collection of five papers reviewing a wide range of research topics in coastal engineering. The first paper discusses one of the fundamental issues concerning many fluid flow problems, namely, free surface boundary conditions. In the second paper, a survey on seafloor dynamics is presented; this reviews recent studies on the nonlinear wave energy transfer into the seabed and different modes of wave-induced sediment fluidization...

This volume contains six papers discussing coastal processes, and physical and numerical modelling. In the first paper, Svendsen and Putrevu give a review on the state of understanding of surf-zone hydrodynamics, including subjects such as wave breaking, wave-induced currents, and instability of nearshore currents and infragravity waves. They point out that the most urgent need is to develop an adequate theory for wave breaking and broken waves in the surf zone. In the second paper, Kamphius presents a discussion on the sources and implications of the scale and laboratory effects on physical...

This review volume, the third in the series, presents the latest topics for discussion, which provides invaluable information to coastal and ocean engineers around the world. In the first paper of this volume, entitled "Internal Solitary Waves", Grimshaw reviews the basic theory of weakly nonlinear waves in an incompressible density-stratified fluid. The internal solitary waves solutions and effects such as friction, refraction and finite amplitude on internal solitary waves are also discussed. In the second paper entitled "The 3/2-Power Law for Ocean Wind Waves and its Applications", Toba...

This volume consists of five excellent review papers. In the first paper, "A Review of Coastal Wave Modeling: The Physical and Mathematical Problems", N E Huang presents a summary of the state-of-the-art of wave modeling in deep waters. He points out several shortcomings in existing modeling approaches and expresses the urgent need for developing a statistical theory of surface waves in shallow waters. Huang believes that the statistical theory can be formulated as the soliton turbulence. He also points out other important issues in wave modeling, including the air-sea interaction processes,...

This book contains five excellent papers reviewing different methodologies in various aspects of wave modeling; the authors are active researchers who have made original contributions to these subjects.

This invaluable volume consist of five articles covering a wide range of topics in coastal engineering. The reader can find a paper discussing the modern optical measurement techniques applied to wave studies. An introductory paper on wavelet theory provides readers with a new perspective on coastal and ocean engineering data analysis. For those who are interested in wave modeling, a review article on the stochastic evolution models is included. A detailed review paper on the recent sediment transport research should supply enough motivation for more research in this area. Finally, readers...

This volume consists of five articles covering a wide range of topics in coastal oceanographic engineering. The reader can find an article discussing the modern bubble measurement techniques applied to field studies of bubble dynamics in coastal shallow water. A comprehensive review paper on nonlinear modulation of water waves provides readers with a new perspective on nonlinear processes in the coastal and ocean wave environment. For those who are interested in wave modelling, there are two review articles discussing various wave models, which can be used to study wave-structure interactions...

A source of ideas and information for scientists whose work involves understanding and modelling turbulent flows with free surfaces. It has the following merits: (1) it provides a framework for developing the analysis of this field, which, although important, has received only limited study; (2) it recognizes the importance of the two-phase nature of strongly disturbed free surface flows, with both natural and technological applications; (3) it suggests possible lines of future research (especially experimental) to quantify the characteristics of flow regimes which are mainly known...