Statistical modeling of near-bed pressure gradients measured on a natural beach

Coastal Engineering Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-121

  Suzuki, Takayuki ^a   Mori, Nobuhito ^a   Cox, Daniel T ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exceedance probability; Field observation; Pressure gradient; Surf zone; Wave breaking

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WATER WAVES;

CROSS-CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; INDUCED PRESSURE GRADIENT; NONLINEAR CHARACTERISTICS; SURF ZONES; VERTICAL VELOCITY COMPONENTS; WAVEBREAKING;

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EID: 67649989720     PISSN: 21664250     EISSN: 17936292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0578563409001965     Document Type: Article

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