Research Article

Experimental and Numerical Studies on Wave Breaking Characteristics over a Fringing Reef under Monochromatic Wave Conditions

Table 2

Statistical quantities for the numerical model validation ( values, root-mean-squared errors (RMSE), and best fit line coefficients).

One-layer modelTwo-layer model
RMSEBest fit ()RMSEBest fit ()

0.9950.0011.0460.0000.9960.0020.9010.001
0.8690.1131.0690.9130.0740.986
0.8510.1091.0680.8860.0670.991
0.7880.0210.9060.8860.0210.821