In December 2004, a huge tsunami in SE Asia claimed many lives and caused catastrophic
damage. This event has stimulated a debate about the role played by coastal ecosystems …

A critical review is presented on the state of knowledge and calculation capability for coastal
overwash. Overwash and overwash deposits (washover) accompanying hurricanes and …

Random waves are the most important constituent of the sea environment, as they make the
design of maritime structures quite different from that of structures on land. In this book, the …

Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters describes the observation, analysis and prediction of
wind-generated waves in the open ocean, in shelf seas, and in coastal regions with islands …

This book treats the subject of sediment transport in the marine environment, covering
transport of noncohesive sediment by waves and currents in-and outside the surf zone. It …

The primary objective of this book is to provide a review of techniques available for the
problems of wave propagation in regions with uneven beds as they are encountered in …

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This book is an extended and substantially updated edition of the previous book editions
published in 1996 and 2013 under the same title. The 3rd edition is a one-volume, modern …

In the granitic Seychelles, many shores and beaches are fringed by coral reef flats which
provide protection to shores from erosion by waves. The surfaces of these reef flats support …

A 2 week field experiment was conducted to measure surface wave dissipation on a barrier
reef at Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. Wave heights and velocities were measured at several …