Progress and prospect of rip currents

Wang Yan; Zou Zhili

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2014.05.019

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Wang Yan, Zou Zhili. Progress and prospect of rip currents[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2014, 36(5): 170-176. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2014.05.019

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Wang Yan, Zou Zhili. Progress and prospect of rip currents[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2014, 36(5): 170-176. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2014.05.019

Wang Yan, Zou Zhili. Progress and prospect of rip currents[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2014, 36(5): 170-176. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2014.05.019

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Wang Yan, Zou Zhili. Progress and prospect of rip currents[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2014, 36(5): 170-176. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2014.05.019

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Progress and prospect of rip currents

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2014.05.019

Wang Yan,
Zou Zhili

The State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China

Received Date: 2013-05-02
Rev Recd Date: 2013-10-18

Abstract

Abstract

The rip current is one of the most significant factors affecting nearshore engineering and coastal evolution,and has very important significance for the pollutant emission and swimming safety. Based on the published literatures about the laboratory and field measurements,the theoretical analysis,generation mechanisms and the numerical simulations,the research progresses in this subject at home and abroad are reviewed in detail. Several opinions on the existing problems are summered and the future developments are proposed.
- rip currents,
- sandbar,
- rip channel,
- measuring technology

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