Coastal Hydrodynamics_4.1 NEARSHORE CURRENTS 海岸动力学教材.pptVIP

“Bilingual Course” ZHENG Jinhai March 2009 Coastal Hydrodynamics HOHAI UNIVERSITY Chapter 4 NEARSHORE CURRENTS Stating types of currents Stating concept of radiation stress(辐射应力) Stating phenomena of wave set-up (波浪增水) and wave set-down (波浪减水) Stating characteristics of longshore currents (沿岸流) Ocean currents Chapter 4 §4.1 Outline of Currents 2. Tidal currents 3. Nearshore currents Chapter 4 In the ocean, there exit currents of almost constant direction and speed through the year. O