SHORE CURRENTS AND SAND MOVEMENT ON A MODEL BEACH.

Abstract

Known from field observations that waves breaking at an angle to a shoreline generate currents capable of transporting sediment. The purpose of the study is to explore these relations experimentally with waves approaching a straight shoreline at a fixed angle. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1944
Accession Number
AD0697129

Entities

People

  • W. C. Krumbein

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Observation
  • Sediments

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering