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Waves and Beaches : The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ventura, California : Patagonia, 2021Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 online resource (354 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781938340963
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Waves and BeachesDDC classification:
  • 551.4702
LOC classification:
  • GC211.2 .M336 2020
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Prologue -- 1. Genesis of Land, Water, and Waves -- 2. Ideal Waves -- 3. Wind Waves -- 4. Waves in Shallow Water -- 5. Winds and Waves of Climate Change -- 6. Tides and Seiches -- 7. Impulsively Generated Waves -- 8. Measuring and Making Waves -- 9. The Surf -- 10. Beaches: Where the Surf Meets the Sediment -- 11. The Conveyor Belts of Sand -- 12. Man Against the Sea -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Further Reading -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Index.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Prologue -- 1. Genesis of Land, Water, and Waves -- 2. Ideal Waves -- 3. Wind Waves -- 4. Waves in Shallow Water -- 5. Winds and Waves of Climate Change -- 6. Tides and Seiches -- 7. Impulsively Generated Waves -- 8. Measuring and Making Waves -- 9. The Surf -- 10. Beaches: Where the Surf Meets the Sediment -- 11. The Conveyor Belts of Sand -- 12. Man Against the Sea -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Further Reading -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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