Estimating Potential Longshore Sand Transport Rates Using WIS Data

Abstract

To present a procedure to calculate potential longshore sand transport rates using Wave Information Study (WIS) Phase III hindcast wave estimates. Refraction and shoaling of incident linear waves are calculated using Snell's law and conservation of wave energy flux. A shallow-water wave breaking criterion defines wave properties at the break point, and potential longshore sand transport rates are calculated by means of the energy flux method in the Shore Protection Manual (SPM 1984).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA591256

Entities

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Deep Water
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Shallow Water
  • Shore Protection
  • Shores
  • Transport Ships
  • Water
  • Water Resources
  • Water Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.