Analytical and numerical modelling of wave dissipation over rigid and flexible vegetation in a flume: Drag coefficient calibration

Abstract

Data of wave dissipation over vegetation fields was collected from laboratory flume experiments, for different vegetation and wave conditions. An analytical model and a numerical model are applied to estimate the wave dissipation obtained in the experiments, through the calibration of the bulk drag coefficient (CD). Results and conclusions will analyse and compare each model behaviour and obtained CD values.