On the mechanism of wavelength selection of self-organized shoreline sand waves

Van den Berg, Niels; Falqués Serra, Albert; Ribas Prats, Francesca; Caballería Suriñach, Miquel

doi:10.1002/2013JF002751

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Van den Berg, Niels

Falqués Serra, Albert

Ribas Prats, Francesca

Caballería Suriñach, Miquel

Document typeArticle

Date issued2014-03-26

PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union (AGU)

Rights accessOpen Access

Abstract

Sandy shorelines exposed to very oblique wave incidence can be unstable and develop self-organized shoreline sand waves. Different types of models predict the formation of these sand waves with an initially dominant alongshore wavelength in the range 1–10 km, which is quite common in nature

CitationVan den Berg, N. [et al.]. On the mechanism of wavelength selection of self-organized shoreline sand waves. "Journal of geophysical research", 26 Març 2014, vol. 119, núm. 3, p. 665-681.

URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/26389

DOI10.1002/2013JF002751

ISSN0148-0227