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==See also==
 
==See also==
  
# [[Waves]]
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* [[Waves]]
# [[Wavelength]]
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* [[Shallow-water wave theory]]
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* [[Wave transformation]]
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* [[Closure depth]]
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* [[Active coastal zone]]
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* [[Shoreface profile]]

Latest revision as of 15:18, 23 September 2018

Definition of Shallow water:
Water of such depth that surface waves are noticeably affected by bottom topography. Typically, this implies a water depth equivalent to less than half the wavelength.[1].
This is the common definition for Shallow water, other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.

See also