Abstract
Forcing of the nearshore circulation system by incident wave groups is examined. Attention is focused on the generation of migrating rip currents and developement of low frequency motion. Analysis of experimental results categorises the migrating rip currents as very low frequency motion in the FIG energy band. It is suggested that migrating rip currents, in addition to shear waves, are a valid generation mechanism for very low frequency motion in the nearshore region.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 729-742 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference |
| Volume | 1 |
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| State | Published - 1991 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering - Delft, Neth Duration: Jul 2 1990 → Jul 6 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ocean Engineering