Waves Course
This course delivers comprehensive wave mechanics training, covering dispersion, energy flux, storm waves, shoaling, refraction, breaking, and harbor resonance. Physics professionals acquire practical methods to forecast coastal impacts, analyze hazards, and convey findings reliably in real scenarios.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain mastery in essential wave mechanics and evaluate coastal conditions confidently. Explore linear and nonlinear theories, dispersion, energy, shoaling, refraction, breaking, and their applications to storm waves, swell, harbors, and sandbars. Develop skills for rapid hand calculations, data validation, and tools to express uncertainty in wave assessments.
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Develop skills
- Apply linear and nonlinear wave theory to coastal engineering scenarios.
- Predict nearshore wave heights using shoaling, refraction, and breaking estimates.
- Evaluate storm waves and swell effects on harbors, coasts, and navigation.
- Employ dispersion relations and hand methods for efficient wave computations.
- Analyze data, models, and uncertainties to report wave risks assuredly.
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