Wave reflection from beaches: A predictive model

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 291-298

  Baquerizo, A ^a   Losada, M A ^a   Smith, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach morphodynamics; Wave propagation; Wave reflection; Wave transformation model

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; BEACH RESPONSE; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 0031890725     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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