Wave runup on sloping sandy beaches A section of the Shell Beach area, known for its beauty and turtle nesting has a slope of 5.71 degrees. The unrefracted deepwater wave height in the area is 1.85 m. The water depth at the toe of the slope is 5.50 m. The wav period has been determined to be 4 seconds. Determine the runup on the beach face.

Wave runup on sloping sandy beaches A section of the Shell Beach area, known for its beauty and turtle nesting has a slope of 5.71 degrees. The unrefracted deepwater wave height in the area is 1.85 m. The water depth at the toe of the slope is 5.50 m. The wav period has been determined to be 4 seconds. Determine the runup on the beach face.

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Wave runup on sloping sandy beaches
A section of the Shell Beach area, known for its beauty and turtle nesting,
has a slope of 5.71 degrees. The unrefracted deepwater wave height in the
area is 1.85 m. The water depth at the toe of the slope is 5.50 m. The wave
period has been determined to be 4 seconds. Determine the runup on the
beach face.

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