RCEX: Rip Current Experiment

Abstract

The long-term goals are to understand surf zone processes related to rip current systems through field observations. Rip currents occur commonly on most beaches and dominate many. It is recognized that beaches with straight and parallel contours are not a stable morphologic configuration whereas more complex beaches, which support the existence of rip current morphology, are stable and more common.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA514795

Entities

People

  • Ad Reniers
  • Jamie MacMahan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Science
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusivity
  • Flow Fields
  • Frequency
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Measurement
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Particles
  • Remote Sensing
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography