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A submerged shore parallel embankment of sand or gravel built in the breaker zone due to the action of breaking waves and cross-currents.  
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A submerged shore parallel embankment of sand or gravel built in the breaker zone due to the action of breaking waves and cross-currents<ref name=”Karsten”>Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>.  
 
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==Definition of Bar - Further notes==
 
==Definition of Bar - Further notes==
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*The overall tendency is that the bars are moving seawards during storm wave conditions and landwards during conditions dominated by smaller waves and swell.  
 
*The overall tendency is that the bars are moving seawards during storm wave conditions and landwards during conditions dominated by smaller waves and swell.  
 
*At intervals there are gaps in the bars formed by the [[rip currents]].
 
*At intervals there are gaps in the bars formed by the [[rip currents]].
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==References==
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Revision as of 08:52, 15 February 2007

Definition of Bar:
A submerged shore parallel embankment of sand or gravel built in the breaker zone due to the action of breaking waves and cross-currents[1].
This is the common definition for Bar, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Definition of Bar - Further notes

  • There can be several rows of bars.
  • Bars are very mobile formations, which tend to be in mobile equilibrium with the presently occurring wave and tide conditions, which means that they are constantly changing.
  • The overall tendency is that the bars are moving seawards during storm wave conditions and landwards during conditions dominated by smaller waves and swell.
  • At intervals there are gaps in the bars formed by the rip currents.


References

  1. Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.