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Wind Wave Transformation

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Nearshore Sediment Transport

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Wave-induced velocities are the primary driving force for littoral sand transport. For this reason, a major component of the NSTS program was to measure wave associated velocity and elevation fluctuations. A description of the shoaling wave transformation is a necessary ingredient in the development of any sediment transport model.

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  1. Naval Postgraduate School, USA

    Edward B. Thornton

  2. Center for Coastal Studies, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA

    R. T. Guza

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  1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA

    Richard J. Seymour

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Thornton, E.B., Guza, R.T. (1989). Wind Wave Transformation. In: Seymour, R.J. (eds) Nearshore Sediment Transport. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2531-2_19

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