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Longshore Transport of Pebbles: Experimental Estimates of K

by Robert J. Nicholls, Univ of Maryland, College Park, United States,
Peter Wright, Univ of Maryland, College Park, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Coastal Sediments

Abstract:

Three tracer experiments which provide estimates of the coefficient of proportionality (K) for the longshore transport of pebbles in the CERC equation are reconsidered. The values are 7 to 100 times lower than on sand beaches. The limitations of these results and the practical problems of quantitative tracer studies on shingle beaches are discussed.

Subject Headings: Littoral drift | Sediment transport | Beaches | Probe instruments | Sand (hydraulic) | Water supply systems | Soil water

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