Significant Wave Height And The Vulnerability Of Shorelines

Significant wave height is used as an alternative to wave energy and is important in studying the vulnerability of shorelines. Wave energy increases as the square root of the wave height, thus the ability to mobilize and transport beach or coastal materials is a function of wave height. The wave energy increases with increase in the wave height, which results in loss of land area due to increased erosion and in-undation along shore, so those coastal areas of high wave height are considered as more vulnerable coast sand areas of low wave height as less vulnerable