2-DIMENSIONAL LONG WAVES IN TURBULENT-FLOW OVER A SLOPING BOTTOM

We investigate weakly two-dimensional weakly nonlinear weakly dispersi ve surface waves propagating in a turbulent flow over a gradually slop ing bottom. The waves are shown to be governed by a turbulently damped variable-coefficient Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation with periodic bo undary conditions. Equations governing the lowest-order mean currents in both directions as well as the equation describing the lowest-order mean surface elevation are also derived. Solutions for the wave equat ion are found numerically using a Fourier pseudospectral technique in space and finite differencing in the time-like variable.