High volume sediment transport and its implications for recreational beach risk

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 4250-4262

  Scott, Tim ^a   Russell, Paul ^a   Masselink, Gerhard ^a   Wooler, Adam ^b   Short, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Surf Life Saving Great Britain (SLSGB)   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; DIGITAL STORAGE; HAZARDS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL POWER; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

COASTAL REGIONS; MORPHODYNAMIC EVALUATION; RATE OF CHANGE; RECREATIONAL BEACHES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BEACHES;

EID: 84873817186     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814277426_0353     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Scott, T., Russell, P., Masselink, G., Wooler, A., and Short, A. D. 2007. Beach rescue statistics and their relation to nearshore morphology and hazards; a case study for southwest England, Journal of Coastal Research, SI 50 (Proceedings of the 9th International Coastal Symposium), 1-6. Gold Coast, Australia
4. Short, A. D. 2006. Australian beach systems-Nature and distribution. Journal of Coastal Research, 22, 11-27. Wright, L. D. and Short, A. D. 1984b. Morphodynamic variability of surf zones and beaches-A synthesis, Marine Geology, 56 (1-4), 93-118.