Long waves in and near the surf zone.

Four sets of field measurements were made of swell In and just seaward of the surf zone off a uniform sandy beach. Power spectra computed for both the pre-breakers and the foam lines revealed long waves associated with the swell having peak periods centered at approximately 80 seconds. Long wave...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hopper, John Ford
Other Authors: Thompson, Warren C.
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. U.S. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/12568