| Abstract: | Swash marks composed entirely of coarse sand are commonly found on coarse-sand beaches. These swash marks are 10 to 30cm in width and a few mm to 1cm in height and have both fining seaward and fining with depth trends in grain size. Apparently, the leading margin of a wave upwash drives a highly concentrated flow of grains in which both grain size and grain velocity decrease with depth. Therefore, large grains are transported at greater velocities than are smaller grains. Thus, at the maximum advance of an upwash, a swash mark is deposited which has the observed fining seaward and fining with depth trends in grain size.-Author |
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| Citation Author: | Sallenger, Jr, A. H. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Sedimentary Petrology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Swash mark and grain flow ( Beaches).; 1981; Article; Journal; Journal of Sedimentary Petrology; Sallenger, Jr, A. H. |
| Citation Start Page: | 261 |
| Citation Volume: | 51 |
| Citation Year: | 1981 |
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| Text: | Swash mark and grain flow ( Beaches).; 1981; Article; Journal; Journal of Sedimentary Petrology; Sallenger, Jr, A. H. |
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| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00 -0600 |
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