PREDICTION OF THE DIMENSIONS OF A RIP CURRENT SYSTEM ON A COAST WITH BARS
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Keywords

rip current
bar
bar dimensions

How to Cite

PREDICTION OF THE DIMENSIONS OF A RIP CURRENT SYSTEM ON A COAST WITH BARS. (1990). Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(22). https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v22.%p

Abstract

A method to determine the dimensions of rip current systems (distance between rip currents, and width, and depth of the rip channels) is presented for the case of a coast with longshore bars. The method is based on an overall sediment balance in the nearshore region. The balance is determined by application of a model for the wave-induced flow combined with a sediment transport model. The influence of the wave height, the wave period, and the direction of wave propagation, as well as of the sediment size is analyzed.
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