The competing effects of breaking waves on surfzone heat fluxes: Albedo versus wave heating
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2018
Recommended citation: Sinnett, G., & Feddersen, F. (2018). The competing effects of breaking waves on surfzone heat fluxes: Albedo versus wave heating. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123, 7172–7184. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014284 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014284
Key results: 1) Surfzone breaking waves heat via dissipation; foam increases albedo, reducing solar radiation. 2) Over a year, the albedo-induced solar heating reduction was most significant. 3) The net effect depends on incident wave height, latitude, seasons, beach slope, and cloudiness.