Coastal Resilience Engineering
The reflection coefficient is a dimensionless number that quantifies the proportion of incident wave energy that is reflected back when a wave encounters a boundary or change in medium. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates no reflection (complete transmission) and 1 indicates total reflection. This concept is crucial in understanding wave behavior at interfaces, including water surfaces and seabed interactions.
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