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| + | The longshore current is generated by the shore-parallel component of the stresses associated with the breaking process of obliquely incoming waves, the so-called [[radiation stress]]es. It is often the dominating current in the [[surf zone]]. <ref name="Karsten">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 15:26, 6 October 2021
Definition of Longshore current:
Current running parallel to the shore generated by obliquely incident waves.
This is the common definition for Longshore current, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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Notes
The longshore current is generated by the shore-parallel component of the stresses associated with the breaking process of obliquely incoming waves, the so-called radiation stresses. It is often the dominating current in the surf zone. [1].
See also
For more coastal definitions and a sketch, see also Definitions of coastal terms.
References
- ↑ Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.
