The surf zone heat budget: The effect of wave heating

Published in Geophysical Research Letters, 2014

Recommended citation: Sinnett, G., and Feddersen, F. (2014), The surf zone heat budget: The effect of wave heating, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 7217–7226, doi:10.1002/2014GL061398. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL061398

Key results: 1) A surf zone heat budget closes on diurnal and longer time scales. 2) Surf zone heating (by viscous dissipation) due to wave energy flux is important. 3) Internal waves, rip currents, and undertow contribute to heat budget residual.

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