Cross-shore variation of intermittent sediment suspension and turbulence induced by depth-limited wave breaking

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-106

  Yoon, Hyun Doug ^a,b   Cox, Daniel T ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intermittency; Large scale experiment; Sediment suspension; Sediment transport; Turbulence; Wave breaking

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BAR; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EROSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURF ZONE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIME SERIES; TURBULENCE; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 84867143679     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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