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de Zeeuw, R.C. (author), de Schipper, M.A. (author), Roelvink, D. (author), de Vries, S. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author)Assessing swimmer safety along the Dutch coast entails more than only assessing the risk of rip currents. Seven criteria have been formulated to make a comprehensive assessment of swimmer safety along the Dutch coast. These are based on interviews with lifeguards, rescue report statistics and detailed lagrangian measurements of the current...conference paper 2012
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Winter, G. (author), van Dongeren, A. (author), de Schipper, M.A. (author), van Thiel de Vries, J.S.M. (author)Rip currents are wave-induced and off-shore directed flows which occur frequently in the surf zone and can pose a serious threat to swimmers. While the behaviour of rip currents has been studied in swell-dominated environments, less is known about their characteristics in wind-sea dominated environments. This study aims to improve the knowledge...conference paper 2012