Sandy beach morphodynamics. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Derek Jackson, Andrew Short.
• Editors: Jackson, D. I; Short, Andrew D
• Contents: 1. Introduction to beach morphodynamics 2. Beach sand and its origins 3. Wave climates: deep water to shoaling zone 4. Wave Behaviour outside the surfzone 5. Tidal modulation 6. Breaking waves 7. The surf zone 8. The swash zone 9. Marine sediment transport 10. Aeolian (windblown) sand transport over beaches 11. Rip currents 12. From Cusps to Capes: Self-Organized shoreline Shapes 13. Rhythmic patterns in the surfzone 14. Mixed sand and gravel beaches 15. Sandy beaches in estuaries and bays 16. Wave-dominated, tide-modified and tide-dominated continuum 17. Shallow water wave modelling in the nearshore (SWAN) 18. Reflective-dissipative continuum 19. Shoreline change Analysis 20. Seasonal imprint on beach morphodynamics 21. Long-term shoreline morphodynamics: Processes and preservation of environmental signals 22. Extreme events: impact and recovery 23. Headland Bypassing and Overpassing: Form, Processes and Applications 24. Beach rotation 25. Coastal Sediment Compartments, Wave Climate, and Centennial-Scale Sediment Budget 26. Global beach database 27. Beach and nearshore monitoring techniques 28. Machine Learning and coastal processes 29. Future challenges in beach management as contested spaces
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 551.458; Beaches; Geomorphology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780081029282
• Related ISBNs: 9780081029275
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