Longshore current

Longshore current

A current paralleling the shore and occurring largely within the surf zone. It is caused by the excessive water brought to the zone by the small, net transport of water by wind waves. Longshore currents feed into rip currents.

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longshore current

Weather; Meteorology

The resultant current produced by waves being deflected at an angle by the shore. In this case the current runs roughly parallel to the shoreline. The longshore current is capable ...

longshore current

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A current that flows parallel to the shore just inside the surf zone. It is also called the littoral current.

longshore current

Geography; Physical geography

A water current that moves parallel to the shoreline.

longshore current

Earth science; Mapping science

A current paralleling the shore and occurring largely within the surf zone. It is caused by the excessive water brought to the zone by the small, net transport of water by wind ...

longshore current

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The littoral current in the breaker zone moving essentially parallel to the shore, usually generated by waves breaking at an angle to the shoreline.

longshore current

Biology; Ecology

One that moves parallel to the shoreline.

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Earth science; Mapping science

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