6.0
Significant Wave Height (cm)
Mean Water Surface Elevation (mm)
5.0
Mean Longshore Current (cm/s)
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Length of "Testing Region" (m)
Figure 67. Irregular wave Test 8E: Longshore uniformity of hydrodynamics vs
length of surf zone
0.40
Hmo at Y19
Hmo at Y23
0.35
Hmo at Y27
0.30
Hmo at Y31
Average Hmo
0.25
Average Hmax
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.00
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Cross-shore Location (m)
Figure 68. High degree of longshore hydrodynamic uniformity for irregular wave
case
a. Irregular wave Test 8E: Cross-shore distribution of wave height
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Establishing Uniform Longshore Currents
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