Bedform Dynamics and Mine Burial
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Large bedforms in the nearshore (with heights of 10 – 50 cm and lengths of 1-10 m) are observed to occur frequently and to be ubiquitous throughout the surf zone (e.g., Clifton et al. 1971, Gallagher et al. 2002, Hay and Wilson 1994, Thornton et al. 1998). However, their dynamics are poorly understood and they are generally neglected in models of sediment transport, morphology change and nearshore dynamics.
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