Open AccessLITTORAL DRIFT MODEL FOR NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
Author(s) -
Rolf Deigaard,
Jørgen Fredsøe,
Ida Brøker Hedegaard,
Julio A. Zyserman,
Ole Holst Andersen
Publication year - 1988
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.v21.119
Subject(s) - littoral zone , current (fluid) , shore , rip current , longshore drift , wind wave , meteorology , geology , natural (archaeology) , drift current , environmental science , oceanography , atmospheric sciences , geography , sediment transport , geomorphology , sediment , paleontology
The littoral drift model developed at DHI and ISVA, see Deigaard et al. (1986b) has been extended to include the effects of the irregularity of the waves, of a coastal current and a wind acting on the surf zone. Further, a mathematical model to simulate the near-shore current pattern along a barred coast with rip channels has been developed. The influence on the littoral drift of the irregularity of waves, wind, coastal current, and rip channels is discussed. It is concluded that irregularity of waves and presence of rip channels must be considered while coastal current and wind action are of minor importance.