Abstract:
The present work focuses on the comparison between three types of data analysis (time
analysis; Fourier transform spectral analysis; and wavelet transform spectral analysis) applied
to different types of waves (monochromatic, bichromatic and irregular). The main objective is
to study experimentally wave shoaling and breaking over a set of different gentle slopes for
several incident waves.
The data and results from time, Fourier and wavelet analysis presented include: free surface
elevation along the flume and the corresponding amplitude spectra; significant wave height,
Hs, and significant wave period, Ts, along the flume.
