Difference between revisions of "Breaker zone"

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Definition|title=Breaker zone or Surf zone
|definition= The zone within which waves approaching the coastline '''commence''' breaking (typically in water depths of between 5 and 10 metres).<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual''. CIRIA Report 153.</ref>.}}
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|definition= The zone within which waves approaching the coastline are breaking.}}
  
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* The breaker zone is a subset of the [[surf zone]].
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* The breaker zone is a subdomain of the [[shoreface]].
  
 
==References==
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==
  
# [[Surf zone]]
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*[[Surf zone]]
# [[Littoral zone]]
 

Revision as of 17:08, 25 September 2018

Definition of Breaker zone or Surf zone:
The zone within which waves approaching the coastline are breaking.
This is the common definition for Breaker zone or Surf zone, other definitions can be discussed in the article


Notes

  • The breaker zone is a subdomain of the shoreface.


See also