Abstract
A model for the formation and evolution of longshore sand ridges in waters deeper than the shoaling region suggests that a possible but, by no means exclusive agent, for the formation of these bars are weakly nonlinear dispersive long waves. The model describes how these water waves, which are represented by wave packets, and a sandy bottom topography, conspire to produce sand ridges. This study examines the behavior of the model, and investigates how specific morphological features of the sand ridges depend on the water waves' characteristics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 835-861 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |