Beach processes and sedimentation /
Saved in:
| Author / Creator: | Komar, Paul D., 1939- |
|---|---|
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1998. |
| Description: | x, 544 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3523290 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. An Introduction to the Study of Beaches
- 2. The Geomorphology of Eroding and Accreting Coasts
- 3. Beach Morphology and Sediments
- 4. The Changing Level of the Sea
- 5. The Generation of Waves and their Movement Across the Sea
- 6. Wave Breaking and Surf-Zone Processes
- 7. Beach Profiles and Cross-Shore Sediment Transport
- 8. Wave-Generated Currents in the Nearshore
- 9. The Longshore Transport of Sediments on Beaches
- 10. Shoreline Planforms and Models to Simulate Their Evolution
- 11. Nearshore Morphodynamics
- 12. The Protection of Our Coasts
- Index
