ROBERTS, T.M.; WANG, P., and KRAUS, N.C., 2010. Limits of wave runup and corresponding beach-profile change from large-scale laboratory data. Journal of Coastal Research, 26(1), 184–198. West Palm Beach (Florida), ISSN 07490208. The dataset from the SUPERTANK laboratory experiment was analyzed to examine wave runup and the corresponding upper limit of beach-profile change. Thirty SUPERTANK runs...

Niigata West Coast faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island is located approximately 45 km to west from there (Fig.1). This coast has suffered severe erosion since early 1950s. Hiyoriyamahama beach where a part highly erosive beach. For protection erosion, combined shore system with jetty, submerged wide breakwater nourishment have been constructed at There, strong winds NW WNW blow in winter sea...

Coastal defence through wave farms J. Abanades, D. Greaves, G. Iglesias 1 Plymouth University, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Marine Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK The possibility of using wave farms for coastal defence warrants investigation because wave energy is poised to become a major renewable in many countries over the next decades. The fundamental question in th...