Abstract
A unidirectional surface gravity wave over a flat bottom topography causes a unidirectional Stokes drift of floating particles. However, rippled bottom topography can resonantly interact with incident surface waves and generate reflected waves. This introduces a backward drift component that counters the unidirectional forward motion of the floating particles. Hence rippled bottom topography can act as a non-surface-invasive particle trap or reflector and thus help in mitigating ocean pollution.
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