Total longshore sediment transport rate in the surf zone: Field measurements and empirical predictions

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 269-282

  Wang, Ping ^a,c   Kraus, Nicholas C ^b   Davis Jr , Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groins sediment grain size; Longshore sediment transport; Streamer trap

Indexed keywords

LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SURF ZONE;

USA, (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 0031889281     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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