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A note on the wave set-up, longshore currents and undertows

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  1. Noriyuki Iwata
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Institute of Coastal Oceanology, National Research Center for Disaster Prevention, Science and Technology Agency

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Iwata, N. A note on the wave set-up, longshore currents and undertows. Journ. Oceanogr. Soc. Japan 26, 233–236 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02799399

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