This article addresses the random wave energy dissipation due to submerged aquatic plants in shallow water based on deep water wave conditions including estimation of wave damping. The motivation is to provide a simple engineering tool suitable to use when assessing random wave damping due to small patches of plants in shallow water. Examples of application for typical field conditions are provided. The present method versus common practice is discussed. A possible application of the outcome of this study is that it can be used as a parameterization of wave energy dissipation due to vegetation patches of limited size in operational estuarine and coastal circulation models.

本文基于深水波浪条件（包括波浪阻尼的估计）解决了由于浅水中沉水植物引起的随机波浪能量耗散问题。目的是提供一种简单的工程工具，适用于评估浅水中小块植物造成的随机波阻尼。提供了典型现场条件的应用示例。讨论了目前的方法与常见的做法。本研究结果的一个可能应用是，由于在可操作的河口和沿海环流模型中植被斑块大小有限，因此它可以用作波浪能量耗散的参数化。