Nonlinear transfer function modelling of beach morphology at Duck, North Carolina

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-58

  Gunawardena, Y ^a   Ilic, S ^a   Pinkerton, H ^a   Romanowicz, R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach; Duck; Forecasting; Nonlinear transfer functions; Volumes

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; FORECASTING; FUNCTIONS; LANDFORMS; MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REGIONAL PLANNING;

BEACH MORPHOLOGIES; BEACH PROFILES; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTS; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DUCK; GENERAL TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL DATUMS; MORPHOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; NON LINEARITIES; NONLINEAR DATUMS; NONLINEAR TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; NORTH CAROLINA; NORTH CAROLINA , USA; ROBUST MODELS; TIME PERIODS; VOLUMES; WAVE FORCING;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; MODELING; NONLINEARITY; TRANSFER FUNCTION; WAVE FORCE;

DUCK; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56949090544     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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