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University of Queensland

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Coastal & Estuarine Processes

  • CIVL4110
  • One Semester
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(Offered in odd numbered years only) Linear wave theory, short- and long-term wave height statistics, wave spectra, refraction, reflection & diffraction of water waves, wave set up & runup, coastal sediment transport mechanisms, beach morphology & morphodynamics, beach erosion problems & their mitigation, rip currents, longshore currents, surf beat; tides & estuarine mixing. -- Course Website

Instructor: Assoc. Prof. Peter Nielsen ([email protected])



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