Chapter Eight¶

Gravity waves, tides and coastal oceanography¶

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8.1	Introduction
8.2	General properties of waves
8.3	Surface gravity waves
8.3.1	Definitions and dispersion relation
8.3.2	Wind-forced surface gravity waves
8.3.3	Beaches, breaking waves and associated set-up and nearshore currents
8.3.4	Storm surge
8.3.5	Tsunamis
8.4	Internal gravity waves
8.4.1	Interfacial internal gravity waves
8.4.2	Internal gravity waves in a continuously stratified ocean
8.4.3	Internal wave generation and observations
8.5	Large-scale continental shelf and coastal-trapped waves
8.6	Tides
8.6.1	The equilibrium tide
8.6.2	Dynamic tides
8.7	Water properties in coastal regions: river runoff (section qq8.7),
8.8	Estuaries
8.9	Coral reefs
8.10	Adjacent seas