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Surf Zone Boundary Layer

The Surf Zone Boundary Layer is a hydrodynamic boundary layer, characterized by turbulent flow and strong vertical shear, that develops in the nearshore region of the coastal ocean where surface gravity waves undergo breaking and energy dissipation across the shallow seabed.

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2017–2026

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The ‘surf zone’ in the stratosphere

M. E. McIntyre, T. N. Palmer · Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics · 1984 · 480 citations

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Mass flux and undertow in a surf zone

Ib A. Svendsen · Coastal Engineering · 1984 · 460 citations

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Dynamics of a high-energy dissipative surf zone

L. D. Wright, R. T. Guza, Andrew D. Short · Marine Geology · 1982 · 193 citations

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Cross-shore hydrodynamics within an unsaturated surf zone

Tom E. Baldock, P. Holmes, S. Bunker et al. · Coastal Engineering · 1998 · 173 citations

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Cross-shore mean flow in the surf zone

M.J.F. Stive, H.G. Wind · Coastal Engineering · 1986 · 144 citations

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Authors

107

  1. IA
    Ib A. Svendsen

    University of Delaware, United States

    5 publications · 665 citations

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  2. DT
    Daniel T. Cox

    Oregon State University, United States

    4 publications · 208 citations

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  3. NK
    Nobuhisa Kobayashi

    University of Delaware, United States

    3 publications · 158 citations

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  4. PL
    Philip L.‐F. Liu

    Cornell University, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  5. AY
    Abbas Yeganeh‐Bakhtiary

    Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

    2 publications · 84 citations

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Institutions

64

  1. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    638 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    615 citations

  3. University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    65 citations

  4. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    201 citations

  5. Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux

    Pessac, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  6. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    69 citations

  7. Naval Postgraduate School

    Monterey, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    116 citations

  8. Iran University of Science and Technology

    Tehran, Iran

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    186 citations

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  1. Coastal Engineering

    13 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 4 publications · 295 citations

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  3. Marine Geology

    3 publications · 268 citations

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  4. Ocean Engineering

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  5. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    2 publications · 92 citations

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