RIPEX: RIP CURRENT PULSATION MEASUREMENTS

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 736-746

  Macmahan, Jamie ^a   Reniers, Ad J H M ^b   Thornton, Ed B ^b   Stanton, Tim ^b   Dean, Robert G ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

FIELD INVESTIGATION; INFRAGRAVITY; MONTEREY BAY; RIP CHANNELS; RIP CURRENT PULSATION; RIP CURRENTS; VERY LOW FREQUENCY; WAVE MOTIONS;

BEACHES;

EID: 33746791650     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812791306_0063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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