ERDC/CHL CHETN-II-46
March 2002
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Figure 1. Equilibrium beach profile shape
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Figure 2. Cross-shore distribution of significant wave height
CROSS-SHORE DISTRIBUTION OF LST: The cross-shore distribution patterns of the
depth-integrated longshore sediment flux measured at downdrift bottom traps in the facility were
quite different during the plunging and spilling cases (see Figure 3).
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