Coastal Dynamics '01
Coastal Dynamics '01

Author: Hans Hanson

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Published: 2001

Total Pages: 1110

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This collection contains 109 papers presented at the Fourth Conference on Coastal Dynamics, held in Lund, Sweden, June 11-15, 2001.

Longshore Current and Sediment Transport
Longshore Current and Sediment Transport

Author: Edward Bennett Thornton

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Published: 1969

Total Pages: 380

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On the basis of a simplified model, an attempt is made to completely describe littoral processes including both longshore current and sand transport. Emphasis is placed on formulating usable predictive equations for engineering practice. Abstract.

Physical Oceanography of Coastal and Shelf Seas
Physical Oceanography of Coastal and Shelf Seas

Author: B. Johns

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1983-01-01

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 0080870732

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This book provides a thorough treatment of both theoretical and observational aspects of the interaction between the sea-floor and the near-sea-floor dynamics; the effect this has on the distribution of internal and seabed stress; and the relevance of the associated dynamics to sedimentation processes. The theoretical work described involved both analytical and numerical modelling studies of a wide range of near-shore and shelf processes. These provide a valuable store of information on the interaction between the sea-floor and the dynamics of the overlying water. The book also includes an account of tidal analysis techniques and how these are being applied in the analysis of tidal current measurements. The observational studies relate to measurements of near-sea-floor turbulence and sand-transport in the littoral zone.

Quantification of Shoreline Meandering
Quantification of Shoreline Meandering

Author: Charles Linwood Vincent

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Published: 1973

Total Pages: 120

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Rhythmic, shoreline topography, termed shoreline meandering was investigated along Hatteras Island, North Carolina, using historical aerial photography. Two types of meanders were distinguished on the basis of form geometry. The temporal and spatial variability of meandering along the island were quantified using spectral and multivariate techniques. The data suggested that a model of the beach cycle in the nearshore zone in which the occurrence of small meanders is a function of (1) storm-current velocity and nearshore slope and (2) a post-storm balance of onshore and offshore sand transport due to the presence of topography-forced nearshore circulation explains the observed characteristics of small, rhythmic meanders. Large meanders are explained as regions of severe storm erosion caused by wave convergence over long, offshore shoals. (Author).

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Publisher: World Scientific

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Total Pages: 917

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