Statistical modeling of pressure gradients on a barred beach

Coastal Engineering Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-142

  Suzuki, Takayuki ^a   Shin, Sungwon ^b   Mori, Nobuhito ^c   Cox, Daniel T ^b  

^a PORT AND AIRPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barred beach; Breaking waves; Exceedance probability; Pressure gradient

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; FLOW VELOCITY; WATER WAVES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BARRED BEACH; BREAKING WAVES; EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY; WATER SURFACE ELEVATION;

PRESSURE GRADIENT;

EID: 44349183642     PISSN: 21664250     EISSN: 17936292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0578563408001764     Document Type: Article

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