wave attenuation
Energy loss traveling
Wave attenuation is the gradual loss of wave energy as waves travel through a medium or encounter obstacles.
Ocean waves lose height passing through ice fields or vegetation.
Sound waves weaken over distance.
Radio signals fade through walls.
The term appears in physics, acoustics, and telecommunications: The marsh provides natural wave attenuation during storms.
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
- shock absorberImpact-dampening suspension component
- reflectionReturned light or thought
electromagnetic waves · telecommunications · dispersion · impedance · diffraction · sound waves · sound barrier · seismic waves · medical imaging · noise control · sonar technology · ocean swell · coastal protection · radar systems · light waves · gravity waves · radio waves · weakening
- coastal managementcoastal erosion, coastal wetlands, sea level rise, seawalls, coastal flooding
- coastal protectionseawall, seawalls, breakwater, breakwaters, jetty
- wave mechanicsseismic waves, sound waves, body waves, surface waves, P-waves