SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS 



a' volume concentration equal to the ratio of the volume of solids to total 

 volume in a sand deposit 



Cg wave group velocity 



^qb breaker wave group velocity 



g acceleration of gravity 



H wave height 



I^ breaker wave height 



H^ average breaker wave height 



Hg significant wave height 



Hg^j significant breaker wave height 



HffQ deepwater significant wave height 



Ijj, immersed weight rate of longshore transport 



K empirical coefficient relating I^ to ?i 



?£ longshore component of wave energy flux 



Pjlg surf zone approximation of Pi^ 



Q longshore transport rate 



Qg gross longshore transport rate 



Qjj,^ longshore transport rate to the left of an observer onshore looking 

 seaward 



Q^ net longshore transport rate 



Qj^^ longshore transport rate to the right of an observer onshore looking 

 seaward 



T wave period 



a angle between wave crest and shoreline 



aj angle between breaking wave crest and shoreline 



ao angle between deepwater wave crest and shoreline 



p mass density of water 



pg mass density of sediment 



