Variability of Wave-induced Current Analyzed with Intensive Field Measurements in the Coastal Waters of Anmok

ABSTRACT Lim, H.S.; Kim, M.; Do, J.-D.; Kim, S.-S.; Lee, H.J., and Kim, D.H., 2018. Variation of nearshore currents induced by seasonal waves in Haeundae. In: Shim, J.-S.; Chun, I., and Lim, H.S. (eds.), Proceedings from the International Coastal Symposium (ICS) 2018 (Busan, Republic of Korea). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 85, pp. 686–690. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Wave-induced currents at Anmok, located on the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula, are one of the main causes of beach erosion related to high waves. Coastline changes induced by beach erosion and deposition are predominantly caused by sediment transport in the surf zone. This sediment transport is generated by wave-induced currents and depends on the wave height and direction. To understand beach erosion processes and the sediment transport mechanisms, field measurements of beach elevation and water depth were conducted for one month in winter 2015–2016. Using AWAC, ADP, VECTOR, and Aquadopp Profiler with OB...