Modeling wave attenuation through vegetation patches: The overlooked role of spatial heterogeneity
Jing Zhang,
Guoxiang Wu,
Bingchen Liang
et al.
Abstract:Coastal wetlands serve as vital buffers against extreme hazards due to the wave-dissipating capacity of vegetation. While most studies assume a spatial-uniform vegetation cover when modeling wave attenuation through wetlands, they are far from homogeneous in reality due to life-stage dependent growths, die-offs, and zonation of different vegetation species. In the present study, the XBeach model was applied to explore the role of vegetation spatial heterogeneity on wave attenuations. Random distributed vegetat… Show more
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