Linking the Surf Zone and Inner Shelf: Cross-shore Transport Mechanisms

Abstract

The long-term goals are to understand surf zone processes, in particular cross-shore exchange related to rip current systems through field observations and numerical modeling. 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, 2009
Accession Number
ADA527126

Entities

People

  • Ad Reniers
  • Jamie MacMahan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Continental Shelves
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Deployment
  • Dynamics
  • Flow
  • Frequency
  • Fungi
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Marine Geology
  • Materials
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sea Breeze
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Ships
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography