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| − | |definition= There is no clear definition of the breaker-zone, but it can be defined as the zone extending seaward from the shoreline that is exposed to depth-limited breaking waves<ref name="Karsten">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>.
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| − | ==Notes==
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| − | <ref name="Karsten"/>The outer limit of the breaker-zone is called the [[Breaker line]]. However, the instantaneous width of the surf-zone varies with the instantaneous wave conditions. In this context we define the surf-zone as the zone valid for the yearly wave climate defined by the significant wave height H<sub>S,12h/y</sub>, which is the wave exceeded 12 hours per year.
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| − | The width of the breaker/surf-zone can thus be defined as the width of the zone within which H<sub>S,12h/y</sub> breaks. The breaker/surf-zone is somewhat narrower than the littoral zone. It is evaluated that 80 to 90% of the yearly littoral transport takes place within the breaker or surf-zone.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | For more coastal definitions and a sketch, see [[Definitions of coastal terms]].
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| − | ==References==
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