Analytical approaches for wave energy dissipation induced by wave-generated turbulence and random wave-breaking

Yang, Yongzeng; Wang, Fuwei; Sun, Meng; Jiang, Xingjie; Yin, Xunqiang; Shi, Yongfang; Teng, Yong

doi:10.5194/os-22-1587-2026

Articles | Volume 22, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1587-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1587-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 22, issue 3

Research article

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19 May 2026

Research article |

| 19 May 2026

Analytical approaches for wave energy dissipation induced by wave-generated turbulence and random wave-breaking

Yongzeng Yang, Fuwei Wang, Meng Sun, Xingjie Jiang, Xunqiang Yin, Yongfang Shi, and Yong Teng

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1587-2026-supplement

Data sets

Data and comparison results M. Sun et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19230125

Model code and software

The MASNUM wave model Y. Yang et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19229991

Short summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the ocean wave energy dissipation induced by wave-generated turbulence and random wave-breaking. Dissipation is one of the less known processes and still remains poor, so there is a notable gap in mechanism research pertaining to varied parameterizations in wave models. Our results point the way toward better understanding of the dissipation induced by wave-generated turbulence and random wave-breaking, allowing future improvements, applications, etc.