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The longshore transport rate is most sensitive to which wave property?

  • A.the tidal range
  • B.the breaking wave height
  • C.the wave period considered on its own
  • D.the water temperature

Answer: B

Standard formulae make the transport proportional to wave height raised to a power near two and a half. A modest increase in height therefore produces a large increase in transport. A stormy year can carry several times an average year's drift.

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