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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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Definition|title=Breaker zone or Surf zone
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|definition= The zone within which waves approaching the coastline are breaking.}}
  
==Definition of Breaker zone - further notes==
 
<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.
 
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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The breaker zone is a subdomain of the [[shoreface]], schematically shown in [[Definitions of coastal terms]].

Revision as of 16:11, 25 September 2018

Definition of Breaker zone or Surf zone:
The zone within which waves approaching the coastline are breaking.
This is the common definition for Breaker zone or Surf zone, other definitions can be discussed in the article


Notes

The breaker zone is a subdomain of the shoreface, schematically shown in Definitions of coastal terms.