Open AccessHARBOR SURGING
Author(s) -
Vito A. Vai,
John H. Carr
Publication year - 1950
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v1.6
Subject(s) - surge , geology , meteorology , period (music) , oceanography , wind wave , geodetic datum , seismology , geography , geodesy , climatology , physics , acoustics
Surge is the name applied to wave motion with period intermediate between that of ordinary wind waves and that of the tides; say from one to sixty minutes. An additional characteristic of surge is that it is usually of very low height; perhaps 0.3 ft. is typical. This type of wave motion has been observed along the entire Pacific coast of the United States (Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1943), and in some places, notably Los Angeles Harbor, has been of serious concern to harbor authorities.