Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash zone: a review and perspectives

B Elfrink, T Baldock - Coastal Engineering, 2002 - Elsevier
The dominant hydrodynamic forcing and resulting sediment transport mechanisms in the
swash zone are reviewed, combined with a discussion of future measurement and …

Swash-zone morphodynamics

G Masselink, JA Puleo - Continental Shelf Research, 2006 - Elsevier
Hydrodynamic forcing with respect to sediment transport and morphologic change, paying
particular attention to relevant swash asymmetries, is reviewed. The hydrodynamics are …

Erosion and tourism infrastructure in the coastal zone: Problems, consequences and management

MR Phillips, AL Jones - Tourism Management, 2006 - Elsevier
The importance of coastal zones to the tourism industry and the need to protect such
resources is not only vital to the economy of nations but presents a growing dilemma for …

On the prediction of runup, setup and swash on beaches

PG da Silva, G Coco, R Garnier, AHF Klein - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Wave runup is one of the most critical parameters contributing to coastline flooding and
shoreline change. Many formulas have been developed to empirically predict wave runup …

Concepts in gravel beach dynamics

D Buscombe, G Masselink - Earth-Science Reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
The dominant processes in gravel beach dynamics are reviewed, highlighting some
common themes which unify the various components of the gravel beach system, the …

Estimation of bed shear stress using the turbulent kinetic energy approach—A comparison of annular flume and field data

ND Pope, J Widdows, MD Brinsley - Continental Shelf Research, 2006 - Elsevier
Annular flumes are often used to quantify the interactions between hydrodynamics,
biological activity and sediment dynamics. Therefore it is essential that experimental …

Wave run‐up on a high‐energy dissipative beach

P Ruggiero, RA Holman… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Because of highly dissipative conditions and strong alongshore gradients in foreshore
beach morphology, wave run‐up data collected along the central Oregon coast during …

Continuous coastal monitoring with an automated terrestrial lidar scanner

A O'Dea, KL Brodie, P Hartzell - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper details the collection, geo-referencing, and data processing algorithms for a fully-
automated, permanently deployed terrestrial lidar system for coastal monitoring. The lidar is …

Flow and sediment transport induced by a plunging solitary wave

BM Sumer, MB Sen, I Karagali, B Ceren… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Two parallel experiments involving the evolution and runup of plunging solitary waves on a
sloping bed were conducted:(1) a rigid‐bed experiment, allowing direct (hot film) …

Recent advances in modeling swash zone dynamics: Influence of surf‐swash interaction on nearshore hydrodynamics and morphodynamics

M Brocchini, TE Baldock - Reviews of Geophysics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The role of the swash zone in influencing the whole nearshore dynamics is reviewed with a
focus on the interaction between surf and swash zone processes. Local and global …