Rip currents: Mechanisms and observations

Varjola Nelko; Robert A. Dalrymple

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Rip currents: Mechanisms and observations

Varjola Nelko^*, Robert A. Dalrymple

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Rip currents are a leading cause of drowning at beaches; therefore, understanding when these currents occur can save lives. This study uses offshore buoy data and video images to develop a predictive scheme for Ocean City, Maryland. Previous studies have shown that rip current occurrence is a function of wave conditions, bathymetry and water level. Here we include beach morphology in the form of beach stages (Wright and Short, 1984).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	888-900
Number of pages	13
Journal	Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814277426_0075
State	Published - 2009
Event	31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2008 - Hamburg, Germany Duration: Aug 31 2008 → Sep 5 2008

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Oceanography

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