A FIELD INVESTIGATION OF SAND TRANSPORT IN THE SURF ZONE

Edward B. Thornton

doi:10.9753/icce.v11.22

No. 11 (1968), Conference Proceedings

No. 11 (1968)

A FIELD INVESTIGATION OF SAND TRANSPORT IN THE SURF ZONE

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https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v11.22

Published 1968-01-29

Edward B. Thornton⁺⁻

Edward B. Thornton

Department of Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering, University of Florida

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sediment transport
surf zone
cross-shore transhore

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Thornton, E. B. (1968). A FIELD INVESTIGATION OF SAND TRANSPORT IN THE SURF ZONE. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(11), 22. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v11.22

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The distribution of bed-load sand transport normal to the beach has been measured m a series of field experiments conducted in the surf zone at Fernandma Beach, Florida. Simultaneous measurements were made of the waves and water particle motion at various locations in the surf zone. The energy flux of the waves was resolved Into Its longshore component from the measured directional and energy spectra. It Is found that the bed-load transport is related to the depth of water and longshore energy flux. Insight into the mechanics of sediment transport is obtained by comparing the wave and water particle motion energy spectra, which give a direct measure of the kinetic and potential energy, at various locations in the surf zone.

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