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EA:  DOMINANT_BREAKER_TYPE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 313
Concept definition: The type of the dominant breaking <WATER_WAVE>s tripped by shoaling <WATER>; dominant breaker type. The dominant breaker type is dependent on the nature of the <WATERBODY_FLOOR> and on the <<TERRAIN_SLOPE>> of the <BEACH>.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [JSM]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07		 DOMINANT_BREAKER_TYPE PLUNGING Steepens gradually but breaks very rapidly with a crash of <WATER>; plunging. 1 IR [SP35, "breaker"]  
STD
2005/06/07		 DOMINANT_BREAKER_TYPE SPILLING Bubbles and turbulent <WATER> spill down the front face of the <WATER_WAVE>; spilling. The upper 25 percent of the front face may become vertical before breaking, and breaking generally occurs over quite a distance. 2 IR [SP35, "breaker"]  
STD
2005/06/07		 DOMINANT_BREAKER_TYPE SURGING Peaks up but the bottom rushes forward from under the <WATER_WAVE> and the <WATER_WAVE> slides up the face of the <BEACH> with little or no bubble production; surging. The <WATERBODY_SURFACE> remains almost flat except where ripples may be produced on the face of the <BEACH> during runback. 3 IR [SP35, "breaker"]  
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