W — Continued 



Wave theories— Continued 



solitary 2-2, 2-3, 2-59, A-34 



Stokes 2-2, 2-3, 2-36 



stream function 2-62 



trochoidal 2-3, A-40 



Wave train A-43 



Wave of translation A-43 



Wave transmission 7-52 



Wave variability 3-5, A-41 



Wave velocity (see Wave, celerity) 



Weir-jetty 1-18, 1-19, 5-25, 6-65, A-43 



Well-graded sediment 4-15 



Well-sorted sediment 4-15 



Wentworth size classification 4-11, 4-14, A-35 



Westliampton Beach, New York 2-64, 4-1, 4-2, 4-12, 



4-72 



Wind 1-5 



duration 3-34, 8-33 



estimation 3-20 



frequency distribution 8-31, 8-34 



friction effects 3-21, 3-29 



geostrophic 3-21 



geostrophic corrections 3-24 



gradient 3-21, 3-56, 3-58, 8-10 



sand transport (see Sand movement (wind)) 



--Z 



Zero Up Crossing Method 3-5 



Wind— Continued 



speed 3-20, 3-21, 3-56, 3-58, 3-100, 3-103, 8-31, 



8-32, C-44 



Wind currents 1-7, 4-5 



Wind duration 3-29, 3-33, 3-34 



Wind field 



hurricane 3-54 



Wind roses 8-31, 8-32 



Wind setdown 3-82 



Wind setup (see also Surge) . . .1-7, 1-9, 3-82, 3-128, A-44 



hydrograph 3-140, 3-141 



Wind speed . . .3-20, 3-21, 3-56, 3-58, 3-100, 3-103, 8-31, 



8-32, C-44 



conversion table C-44 



duration 8-33 



frequency distribution 8-31, 8-34 



Wind speed adjustment 3-29 



Wind stress 3-94, 3-95, 3-101, 3-103 



Wind stress coefficient 3-103, 3-139 



Wind velocity (see Wind speed) 

 Wind wave (see Wave, wind generated) 



Winthrop Beach, Massachusetts 5-53, 5-55, 6-96 



offshore series breakwater 5-53 



Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 1-18, 1-20, 6-16, 



6-22, 6-23, 6-83 



restored beach 1-18, 1-20 



D-15 



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