Observations of Waves and Currents Near Shore

Abstract

The goal is to understand the forms and dynamics of the flows near shore. These flows are forced by a combination of wave breaking, winds, and topographic effects. Of particular interest here is the occurrence, form, and dynamics of rip currents. (Here, rip currents are loosely defined as narrow, offshore-directed flows extending some distance seaward from the surfzone.)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628433

Entities

People

  • Jerome A. Smith

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Arrays
  • Data Sets
  • Doppler Sonar
  • Dynamics
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Offshore
  • Phased Arrays
  • Research Facilities
  • Shores
  • Sonar
  • Topography
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography