FORMS OF EQUILIBRIUM OF COASTS WITH A LITTORAL DRIFT - SERIES 3, ISSUE 347

Abstract

Coastal features where a littoral drift exists are explained by the solution of the differential equation k x s = A sinalpha sub o, where k is a constant, s is the length along the coast, A is the wave effect, and alpha sub o is the deepwater angle of the waves. Other beach forms under less idealized conditions may be explained from a similar relation. Different types of marine forelands can be explained as a result of refraction and diffraction in connection with a lowering of the steepness ratio of the waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0003743

Entities

People

  • Per Bruun

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beach Erosion
  • Deep Water
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Erosion
  • Geography
  • Littoral Drift
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Refraction
  • Shores
  • United States
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Coastal Oceanography