Morphodynamics of a large-scale rip current system at Muriwai Beach, New Zealand

Marine Geology

Volumn 165, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 27-39

  Brander, R W ^a   Short, A D ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal morphodynamics; High energy surf zones; New Zealand; Rip currents

Indexed keywords

BEACH; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; RIP CURRENT;

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; FLOW VELOCITY; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; RIP CURRENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034655107     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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