Laboratory data linking the reconfiguration of and drag on individual plants to the velocity structure and wave dissipation over a meadow of salt marsh plants under waves with and without current

Zhang, Xiaoxia; Nepf, Heidi

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1047-2024

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1047-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1047-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

Data description paper

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26 Feb 2024

Data description paper |

| 26 Feb 2024

Laboratory data linking the reconfiguration of and drag on individual plants to the velocity structure and wave dissipation over a meadow of salt marsh plants under waves with and without current

Xiaoxia Zhang and Heidi Nepf

Data sets

A dataset on the hydrodynamic force on individual salt marsh plants and the flow structure and wave dissipation over a meadow of plants under waves with and without current Xiaoxia Zhang and Heidi Nepf https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24117144

Video supplement

Salt marsh dynamic motion videos under waves with and without current Xiaoxia Zhang and Heidi Nepf https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24117324

Short summary

This study measured the wave-induced plant drag, flow structure, turbulent intensity, and wave energy attenuation in the presence of a salt marsh. We showed that leaves contribute to most of the total plant drag and wave dissipation. Plant resistance significantly reshapes the velocity profile and enhances turbulence intensity. Adding current obviously impact the plants' wave decay capacity. The dataset can be reused to develop and calibrate marsh-flow theoretical and numerical models.