The effect of wave breaking on surf-zone turbulence and alongshore currents: A modeling study

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2187-2203

  Feddersen, Falk ^a   Trowbridge, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENCE; WATER WAVES;

ALONGSHORE CURRENTS; SURF ZONE; WAVE BREAKING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

LONGSHORE CURRENT; MODELING; SURF ZONE; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 29744439979     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2800.1     Document Type: Article

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