Field observations of swash zone infragravity motions and beach cusp evolution

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2005-02-22Author
Ciriano, Yolanda
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Coco, Giovanni
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Bryan, K. R.
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Elgar, Steve
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002485DOI
10.1029/2004JC002485Abstract
Fluid flows consistent with low-mode edge waves were evident in video observations of swash motions during a field experiment in which beach cusps developed on an initially smooth beach. As beach cusps grew, energy lying along low-mode dispersion curves increased. The most energetic edge-wave propagation direction changed from upcoast to downcoast as the orientation of the cusp horns rotated. These observations suggest a coupling between morphodynamics and hydrodynamics, and are evidence that beach cusp evolution might control low-mode edge wave dynamics.
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