Nearshore waves and longshore sediment transport along Rameshwaram Island off the east coast of India

Wave-induced Longshore Sediment Transport (LST) play an important role in the dynamics of the Dhanushkodi sandspit located southeast of Rameshwaram. The LST along the Dhanushkodi coast is studied based on data collected simultaneously in Gulf of Mannar (GoM) and Palk Bay (PB) using directional waver...

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Main Authors: Rajamanickam Gowthaman, V. Sanil Kumar, Gowdagere Siddaramaish Dwarakish, P.R. Shanas, Basanta Kumar Jena, Jai Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092678216300073