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The backwash vortex

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

N. Matsunaga  and
H. Honji
N. Matsunaga
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812, Japan
H. Honji
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812, Japan
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Abstract

A backwash vortex has been observed under waves running up a sloping bed. The vortex is formed at the edge of the swash zone when backwash turns back into an oncoming wave bore. The vortex eroded a bed consisting of glass beads, and formed a step which induced the formation of sand ripples.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 99 , Issue 4 , 29 August 1980 , pp. 813 - 815
Copyright
© 1980 Cambridge University Press

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