Rip currents on a circular beach.

A mathematical model is developed which extends the theory of rip currents developed by Bowen (1969b) for a straight beach to curved beaches where radii of curvature are large relative to the width of the surf zone. Nine forcing terms are found to cause rip current systems. The terms are functions o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Rourke, John Cameron
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33894