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Dec 31, 2015
Shore-Parallel Flows in a Barred Nearshore
Authors: Brian Greenwood and Douglas J. ShermanAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Engineering 1982
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A field experiment to measure the horizontal and vertical structure of shore-parallel, nearshore currents was conducted at Wendake Beach, Georgian Bay, Canada, in 1980. Waves and currents were measured with continuous resistance wire wave staffs and bi-directional, electromagnetic current meters, respectively. Substantial variations from theoretical horizontal velocity profiles were found as an influence of small amplitude nearshore bars. Data smoothing resulted in a Longuet- Higgins type mixing parameter estimate of P=0.1B. Vertical velocity profiles analysis suggests that an estimate of mean, surf zone roughness length is of the order of l×l0–3m.
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Coastal Engineering 1982
Pages: 1677 - 1696
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© 1982 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Dec 31, 2015
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Brian Greenwood
Professor, Departments of Geography & Geology, Scarborough College, University of Toronto, West Hill, Ontario, MIC 1A4.
Douglas J. Sherman
Graduate Student, Department of Geography, Scarborough College, University of Toronto (currently: Ocean Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass., 02543.
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