海岸动力学精品课件-水流概述与辐射应力.pptVIP

Coastal Hydrodynamics 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 1. Ocean currents Chapter 4 In the ocean, there exit currents of almost constant direction and speed through the year. Ocean currents are mainly generated by wind and are classified as drift currents and gradient currents, or density currents and