Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash zone: a review and perspectives

B Elfrink, T Baldock - Coastal Engineering, 2002 - Elsevier
The dominant hydrodynamic forcing and resulting sediment transport mechanisms in the
swash zone are reviewed, combined with a discussion of future measurement and …

Swash-zone morphodynamics

G Masselink, JA Puleo - Continental Shelf Research, 2006 - Elsevier
Hydrodynamic forcing with respect to sediment transport and morphologic change, paying
particular attention to relevant swash asymmetries, is reviewed. The hydrodynamics are …

Random wave runup height on gentle slope

H Mase - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean …, 1989 - ascelibrary.org
An extensive series of labroatory tests were conducted and these tests led to the
development of a formula to predict runup elevation of random waves on gentle, smooth and …

Concepts in gravel beach dynamics

D Buscombe, G Masselink - Earth-Science Reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
The dominant processes in gravel beach dynamics are reviewed, highlighting some
common themes which unify the various components of the gravel beach system, the …

Swash zone sediment suspension and transport and the importance of bore‐generated turbulence

JA Puleo, RA Beach, RA Holman… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A study of swash zone sediment transport was conducted at Gleneden Beach, Oregon
during February 25–28, 1994. The data collected included suspended sediment …

Patterns in the sand: From forcing templates to self-organization

G Coco, AB Murray - Geomorphology, 2007 - Elsevier
The nearshore region exhibits many striking morphological patterns with a variety of spatial
and temporal scales. The formation of these rhythmic features has been initially ascribed …

Observations of swash under highly dissipative conditions

BG Ruessink, MG Kleinhans… - Journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Video measurements of swash were made at the low‐sloping beach of the multiple bar
system at Terschelling, Netherlands. The majority of the measurements were conducted …

[PDF][PDF] Contrasting the goals, strategies, and predictions associated with simplified numerical models and detailed simulations

AB Murray - Geophysical Monograph-American Geophysical …, 2003 - researchgate.net
Numerical models in geomorphology and geophysics can be arranged along a continuum
with 'simulation models' at one end and highly simplified,'exploratory models' at the other …

Coastal vulnerability assessment based on video wave run-up observations at a mesotidal, steep-sloped beach

MI Vousdoukas, D Wziatek, LP Almeida - Ocean Dynamics, 2012 - Springer
Coastal imagery obtained from a coastal video monitoring station installed at Faro Beach, S.
Portugal, was combined with topographic data from 40 surveys to generate a total of 456 …

Observations and predictions of run‐up

B Raubenheimer, RT Guza - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
For a significant range of offshore wave conditions and foreshore slopes, run‐up
observations are compared to semiempirical formulations and predictions of an existing …