From Classic to Closeout: The 3rd Edition of Waves and Beaches

About this episode

The episode critiques the outdated wave science in the new third edition of Willard Bascom’s Waves and Beaches and discusses its implications for coastal science.

Send us Fan Mail Willard Bascom’s Waves and Beaches first appeared in 1964 and quickly became a classic of coastal and wave science. Favored by readers who wanted to dig deeper into the physics of waves, it has stood for decades as a clear and engaging introduction to the subject. But the new third edition? It wipes out. The wave science remains largely outdated, and new sections insert climate commentary that doesn’t reflect the current state of research. If you care about coastal science, w...

Topics covered

• coastal science
• wave science
• climate commentary

Keywords

• Waves and Beaches
• Willard Bascom
• third edition
• climate change

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