littoral current

…It is important because it transports sand from the coast in one direction for a long period of time. In addition, the current caused by ocean currents or tidal currents parallel to the coast in coastal waters up to several kilometers offshore (coastal current), and the current caused by the action of waves in the surf zone (nearshore current, littoral current) can also be called a coastal current. [Akira Watanabe]. …

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…海岸の砂を長期間にわたり一方向に運搬する働きをもつので重要。なお，沖合数kmまでの沿岸海域の海岸に平行な海流や潮流による流れ(海岸流coastal current)や，砕波帯内の波の作用による流れ一般(海浜流nearshore current,littoral current)を沿岸流とよぶこともある。【渡辺 晃】。…

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