Surf and Swash Zone Hydrodynamics

Abstract

Improve understanding of the hydrodynamics of the near-shore motions on beaches, with particular reference to the zone where the incident waves break, form surf, and run-up on the beach to give a fluctuating shoreline. This includes the waves and currents that the breaking waves, surf and run-up generate together with necessary details of the motions beneath the waves. Particular attention is directed to improving theoretical models of these motions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA537018

Entities

People

  • D. H. Peregrine
  • I. A. Svendsen

Organizations

  • University of Bristol

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coastal Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Delaware
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Internal Waves
  • Mechanics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Remote Sensing
  • Reynolds Number
  • Students
  • Surface Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography