Near Shore Wave Processes

Abstract

Long-term goals are to predict the wave-induced three-dimensional velocity field and induced sediment transport over arbitrary bathymetry in the near shore given the offshore wave conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA628146

Entities

People

  • Edward B. Thornton
  • Timothy P. Stanton

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bathymetry
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Offshore
  • Regions
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Shallow Water
  • Shores
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Ships
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science