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| Frictional EROSION by material transported by wind and waves |
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| The accumulation of (beach) sediment, deposited by natural fluid flow processes |
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| An offshore ridge or mound of sand, GRAVEL, or other unconsolidated material which is submerged (at least at high tide), especially at the mouth of a river or ESTUARY |
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| A recess or INLET in the shore of a sea or lake between two capes or headlands, not as large as a GULF but larger than a COVE |
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| The carrying away of beach materials by wave action, tidal CURRENTS, LITTORAL CURRENTS or wind. |
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| The process of replenishing a BEACH by artificial means |
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| The horizontal dimension of the BEACH measured normal to the shoreline |
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| The economic value of a scheme, usually measured in terms of the cost of damages avoided by the scheme, or the valuation of perceived amenity or environmental improvements |
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| structure protecting a HARBOR, anchorage, or BASIN from waves |
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| A high steep face of rock |
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| A strip of land of indefinite length and width (may be tens of kilometers) that extends from the SEASHORE inland to the first major change in terrain features |
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| CURRENTS which flow roughly parallel to the shore and constitute a relatively uniform drift in the deeper water adjacent to the surf zone |
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| General term used to encompass both coast protection against EROSION and sea defense against flooding. |
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| Collective term covering the action of natural forces on the shoreline, and the nearshore seabed |
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| Technically, the line that forms the boundary between the COAST and the SHORE. |
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| The protection of an area, or particular element within an area, accepting the dynamic nature of the environment and therefore allowing change. |
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| A small sheltered recess in a shore or COAST, generally inside a larger EMBAYMENT |
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| The flowing of water, or other liquid or gas |
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| Structure built in rivers or estuaries, basically to separate water at both sides and/or to retain water at one side. |
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| Accumulations of windblown sand on the BACKSHORE, usually in the form of small hills or ridges, stabilized by vegetation or control structures. (2) A type of bed form indicating significant sediment transport over a sandy seabed. |
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| Short term morphological changes that do not affect the morphology over a long period. |
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| Wearing away of the land by natural forces. On a BEACH, the carrying away of beach material by wave action, tidal currents or by DEFLATION. (2) (SMP) The wearing away of land by the action of natural forces. |
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| Proof of any kind on the shoreline used to determine the highest level attained by the water surface during the flood |
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| Steel wire-mesh basket to hold stones or crushed rock to protect a BANK or bottom from EROSION |
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| Loose, rounded fragments of rock, larger than sand, but smaller than cobbles. |
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| A shore-protection structure (built usually to trap LITTORAL DRIFT or retard EROSION of the shore). It is narrow in width (measured parallel to the shore) and its length may vary from tens to hundreds of meters (extending from a point landward of the shoreline out into the water). GROINS may be classified as permeable (with openings through them) or impermeable (a solid or nearly solid structure). |
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| Subsurface water occupying the zone of saturation. In a strict sense the term applied only to water below the WATER TABLE. |
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| A relatively large portion of sea, partly enclosed by land. |
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| A land mass having a considerable ELEVATION |
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| The zone between the high and LOW WATER marks |
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| The unit of speed used in navigation. It is equal to one nautical mile (6076.115 feet or 1852 meters) per hour. |
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| A shallow body of water, as a pond or lake, which usually has a shallow restricted INLET from the sea. |
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