• Self-organized morphological patterns in coastal dynamics 

      Falqués Serra, Albert; Calvete Manrique, Daniel; Van den Berg, Niels; Ribas Prats, Francesca; Fernández Mora, Ma. Àngels; Caballeria Suriñach, Miquel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Camins Canals i Ports de Barcelona, 2011-11-16)
      Comunicació de congrés
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      the meaning and significance of self-organization processes in coastal morphodynamics is presented. Two types of coastal self-organized patterns are discussed: crescentic bars in the surf zone and free shoreline sand waves ...
    • Shoreline sand waves along the catalan coast 

      Falqués Serra, Albert; Caballeria Suriñach, Miquel; Ribas Prats, Francesca; Van den Berg, Niels (2013)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés obert
      The beach of Calella, north of Barcelona, in the Catalan coast, features a series of shoreline sand waves with wavelengths ranging from 700 to 1400 m that match with similar undulations in the -5 m bathymetric line. ...
    • What determines the wavelength of self-organized shoreline sand waves? 

      Falqués Serra, Albert; Van den Berg, Niels; Ribas Prats, Francesca; Caballeria Suriñach, Miquel (2012)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés obert
      Shoreline undulations extending into the bathymetric contours with a length scale larger than that of the rhythmic surf zone bars are referred to as shoreline sand waves. Many observed undulations along sandy coasts display ...