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Dec 31, 2015
On the Formation of Spiral Beaches
Publication: Coastal Engineering 1972
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The theory of wave-induced longshore currents is applied to problems of beach erosion. An erosion equation is derived, relating the local erosion (or deposition) rate to the form of the beach and to the characteristics of the incoming wave field. A numerical integration technique of the erosion equation is discussed and a specific example is examined: that of a linear coast line which is gradually eroded into a spiral-shaped beach in the lee of a headland.
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Coastal Engineering 1972
Pages: 1331 - 1345
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Dec 31, 2015
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Paul H. LeBlond
Institute of Oceanography University of British Columbia
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