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Title: Practical considerations in longshore transport rate calculations
Authors: Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)
Keywords: Longshore sand rate calculations
Surf zone
Littoral material
Wave
Wave condition
Wave breaking
Wave height
Sand
Shallow water
Publisher: Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: Coastal engineering technical note ; CETN-II-24.
Description: Technical note
Introduction: Estimates of the longshore sand transport rate Q, the rate at which littoral material moves alongshore in the surf zone from currents produced by obliquely breaking waves, are often required in planning, design, and evaluation of various types of coastal projects. The widely-utilized CERC formula (SPM 1984) for estimating the potential longshore sand transport rate is based on the assumption that Q is proportional to the longshore component of energy flux in the surf zone.
Rights: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/2127
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