Effects of winds and breaking waves on large-scale coastal currents developed by winter storms in Japan sea

Coastal Engineering Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-144

  Sato, Shinji ^a  

^a PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coastal currents; Evolution of coastal topography; Wave breaking; Wind driven currents

Indexed keywords

BED ELEVATION; BREAKING WAVES; CORIOLIS FORCE; LARGE SCALE COASTAL CURRENTS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; WINTER STORMS;

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEAWATER; STORMS; WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 0030379634     PISSN: 21664250     EISSN: 17936292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05785634.1996.11952824     Document Type: Article

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