Longshore sediment transport rates on a microtidal estuarine beach

Authors

Karl F. Nordstrom, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Nancy L. Jackson, New Jersey Institute of Technology
James R. Allen, United States Geological Survey
Douglas J. Sherman, Texas A&M University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Abstract

Longshore sediment transport rates were estimated on a microtidal estuarine beach in Great South Bay, N.Y., during two dyed sand tracer experiments using a temporal sampling method. Mean onshore wind speeds of 5.8 and 9.9 m/s resulted in root-mean-square wave heights of 0.07 and 0.08 m and wave angles of 3.0 and 10.1, causing transport rates of 0.468 and 0.972 m³/h. Rates were 3.1 to 6.5 times greater than predicted by existing equations using standard coefficients. Greater rates are attributed to the concentration of sediment transport in the energetic swash zone under plunging breakers.

Identifier

0037249374 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2003)129:1(1)

ISSN

0733950X

First Page

1

Last Page

4

Issue

1

Volume

129

Recommended Citation

Nordstrom, Karl F.; Jackson, Nancy L.; Allen, James R.; and Sherman, Douglas J., "Longshore sediment transport rates on a microtidal estuarine beach" (2003). Faculty Publications. 14454.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/14454