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Apr 26, 2012
The Role of Longshore Currents in Intertidal Bar Mobility on a Macrotidal Beach under High Energy Wave Conditions
Authors: Mouncef Sedrati [email protected] and Edward J. Anthony [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Dynamics 2005: State of the Practice
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The morpholgy and hydrodynamics of the macrotidal beach of Dune d'Amont, in northern France, characterised by intertidal bars, were surveyed during storm conditions. The absence of clear cross-shore bar migration in spite of the energetic context was due to weak cross-shore currents, although significant storm wave heights attained up to 1.5 m. However, tide-induced longshore flows considerably strengthened by wind forcing during the storms was responsible for the longshore migration pattern shown by the bar-trough systems. These longshore flows also account for the longshore variations in cross-shore profile volumes.
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Coastal Dynamics 2005: State of the Practice
Pages: 1 - 14
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© 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Coastal Geomorphology and Shoreline Management Unit, EA 3599, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, MREI 2, 189a, Avenue Maurice Schumann, 59140 Dunkerque, France. E-mail: [email protected]
Coastal Geomorphology and Shoreline Management Unit, EA 3599, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, MREI 2, 189a, Avenue Maurice Schumann, 59140 Dunkerque, France. E-mail: [email protected]
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