Wave growth limit in shallow water : analytical study of wave growth curves and SWAN source terms

Insight has been gained in the physical mechanisms that are important for the wave growth in shallow water in general and for the limit of that growth in particular. The wave growth in shallow water is only known within a broad margin. Wave models predict relatively mild wave conditions within this margin. The large extent of uncertainty in the predicted wave conditions, that lead to "unsafe" computational data, are of great concern for the determination of the design conditions of sea defences along the IJsselmeer and Markermeer.