Wave-driven circulation patterns in the lee of groynes

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1961-1974

  Pattiaratchi, Charitha ^a   Olsson, Dale ^a   Hetzel, Yasha ^a   Lowe, Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circulation; Drifters; Groynes; Lagrangian; Numerical modelling; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

BREAKWATER; COASTAL CIRCULATION; DRIFTER; EDDY; ENERGY FLUX; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; GROIN; LEE WAVE; LONGSHORE CURRENT; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; RIP CURRENT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURF ZONE; TIMESCALE; VORTICITY; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE MODELING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CITY BEACH; COTTESLOE BEACH; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70349125390     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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