Wave farm impact on the beach profile: A case study

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 36-44

  Abanades, J ^a   Greaves, D ^a   Iglesias, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach profile; Erosion; Nearshore impact; Wave energy; Wave energy converter; Wave farm

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; RESEARCH; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

BEACH PROFILE; NEARSHORES; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS; WAVE FARMS;

BEACHES;

BEACH PROFILE; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COASTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EROSION RATE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER PLANT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SITE INVESTIGATION; WAVE POWER; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 84896346074     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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