Numerical modelling of tide-induced beach water table fluctuations

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 105-123

  Li, L ^a   Barry, D A ^a   Pattiaratchi, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach groundwater table; Boundary element; Cross shore sediment transport; Seepage face dynamics; Tide

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BEACHES; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; EROSION; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEEPAGE;

BEACH GROUNDWATER TABLE; CROSS SHORE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEEPAGE FACE DYNAMICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

TIDES;

BEACHES; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; TIDAL WATERS; WATER TABLES;

BEACH; BEACHES; BEM MODEL; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MODEL; SEEPAGE DYNAMICS; TIDAL EFFECTS; TIDE; VARIATION; WATER TABLE;

EID: 0031105240     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3839(96)00038-5     Document Type: Article

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