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wave setup

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wave setup [′wāv ′sed‚əp]
(oceanography)
An increase in the mean water level shoreward of the region in which breakers form at the seashore, caused by the onshore flux of momentum against the beach.
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This suggests that the wave has entered the area of wave setup.
The variation of the velocity and turbulent kinetic energy field in ... by Liiv, Toomas; Lagemaa, Priidik / Estonian Journal of Engineering
Off Sydney and Brisbane, the continental shelf is narrower and steeper, and not as conducive to storm surge, but McInnes says the effect of regional windfields on wave setup can still cause elevated coastal seas.
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