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Sediment Flux
1400
0.07
Energy Dissipation
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Fig. 6. Sediment flux and energy dissipation for plunging waves
1600
0.08
Sediment Flux
1400
0.07
Energy Dissipation
1200
0.06
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Fig. 7. Sediment flux and energy dissipation for spilling waves
waves, Figure 7 shows that sediment flux does not increase with a significant increase in
energy dissipation.
The figures indicate that turbulence associated with plunging breakers penetrate to the
sand bed and suspend sediment, which is transported by the longshore current. Higher
energy dissipation with spilling waves did not produce an increase in sediment flux.
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