2 edition of Coastal-estuarine and nearshore processes found in the catalog.
Coastal-estuarine and nearshore processes
Evelyn Sinha
Published
1974
by The Center in Washington
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Written in
Edition Notes
Includes indexes.
| Statement | by Evelyn Sinha and Bonnie McCosh ; prepared by Ocean Engineering Information Service for Water Resources Scientific Information Center, Office of Water Resources Research, U.S. Dept. of the Interior. |
| Contributions | McCosh, Bonnie, joint author., Ocean Engineering Information Service., Water Resources Scientific Information Center. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | Z6004.C6 S55 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xv, 218 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 218 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL5167630M |
| LC Control Number | 74602756 |
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Coastal and Estuarine Processes. This book covers water waves, surf zone hydrodynamics, tides in oceans and estuaries, storm surges, estuarine mixing, basic sediment transport, coastal morphodynamics and coastal groundwater dynamics.
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It is an introductory treatment, suitable for a first course in coastal and estuarine processes for earth scientists or engineers. Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Volume Once again I have the privilege and satisfaction of prefacing a monograph dedicated to cohesive sediments, based on presentations at the Nearshore and Estuarine Cohesive Sediment Transport Workshop held in St.
Petersburg, Florida in April, Get this from a library. Coastal-estuarine and nearshore processes: an annotated bibliography. [Evelyn Sinha; Bonnie McCosh; Ocean Engineering Information Service.; Water Resources Scientific Information Center.; United States.
Office of Water Resources Research.]. Beaches and Coasts, Second Edition is an exciting and unique textbook that covers the world’s different coasts and details the highly varied processes that have shaped them.
This new edition emphasizes the future susceptibility of coast to climate driven stresses and decreasing sediment supplies, and considers various aspects of coastal. Contents Preface page ix Acknowledgements xi Part I Introduction 1 1 Introduction 3 Humans and the coastal zone 3 Approaches to the study of coasts 5 Information sources 6 Approach and organisation 7 References 8 2 Coastal geomorphology 10 Definition and scope of coastal geomorphology 10 The coastal zone: definition and nomenclature 11 Factors influencing Cited by: In some nearshore systems, there may be a variety of alongshore bars or ridges of sediment that can eventually migrate landward and attach to the beach and thereby contribute to the seaward extension of the beach.
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As a transitional environment, they are influenced by marine processes, such as waves and tides, as well as river processes, such as the delivery of sediment and fresh water (FigureFigure ).
The Importance of Estuaries. The purpose of this book chapter is to provide coastal engineers/scientists with basic theories and practical methodologies for estimation of extreme coastal waves, storm surges and wave runup.
Riparian Engineering has extensive scientific knowledge of the coastal and estuarine environment, and we are able to provide our clients with practical, ecological and cost effective engineering solutions. We understand coastal & estuarine landscape geomorphology and how these landscapes were formed throughout the Holocene (l years).
We also understand the current day processes and. Shoreline Processes and Causes of Erosion G:\Admin\_NorthernMoretonBay_SEMP\ Figure Regional Onshore Geology (from Stephens ) On a geological timescale the low-lying coastal plains and waterways within the study area have experienced significant change.Types of paper Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science is an international multidisciplinary journal devoted to the analysis of saline water phenomena ranging from the outer edge of the continental shelf to the upper limits of the tidal zone.
The journal provides a unique forum, unifying the multidisciplinary approaches to the study of the. This book covers water waves, surf zone hydrodynamics, tides in oceans and estuaries, storm surges, estuarine mixing, basic sediment transport, coastal morphodynamics and coastal groundwater is an introductory treatment, suitable for a first course in coastal and estuarine processes for earth scientists or engineers.
