Coastal Processes and Landforms
Coastal Processes and Landforms Coastal Processes and Landforms
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12.07.2015
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• Coastal Rock Fall: rock fall caused by the undercutting of a coastal cliff foot by waveaction, bioerosion, or other processes.
• Chemical weathering:Salt weatheringDissolution weathering
- Page 1 and 2: Coastal Processes and Landforms
- Page 3 and 4: Movements generated by tides, curre
- Page 5: • Tidal range - difference betwee
- Page 8 and 9: 3) Waves and wave dynamics
- Page 11 and 12: Swash Zone: The area of the nearsho
- Page 13: AnimationLongshore currentpicks up
- Page 16 and 17: Groynes: A breakwaterrunning seawar
- Page 18: Storm surge: A rise above normal wa
- Page 22 and 23: B. Types of Coasts1. fast-changing
- Page 25: Thermo-erosion: Erosion caused by m
- Page 28 and 29: Fast Ice: And extensive, unbroken s
- Page 30 and 31: Consequences of ice shore interacti
- Page 32 and 33: C. Coastal Weathering Processes
- Page 34: • Abrasion: weathering byrock fra
- Page 37: • Coastal Landslide: Alternate we
- Page 46 and 47: Sea level rise in the lower mainlan
- Page 48 and 49: 1. Depositional Features2. Rock Coa
- Page 50 and 51: 1. Depositional Featuresb) Beach be
- Page 52 and 53: 1. Depositional Featuresc) Beach cu
- Page 54 and 55: 1. Depositional Featuresd) (Sand) b
- Page 56 and 57: 1. Depositional Featuresd) (Sand) b
- Page 58 and 59: 1. Depositional Featurese) Sand spi
- Page 60 and 61: 1. Depositional Featurese) Barrier
- Page 62 and 63: 1. Depositional Featurese) Spits an
- Page 64 and 65: 1. Depositional Featurese) Tombolo,
- Page 66 and 67: 1. Depositional Featuresf) Estuarie
- Page 68 and 69: 2. Rock Coast Features
- Page 70 and 71: 2. Rock Coast Features
- Page 72 and 73: The force of the waves hitting a cl
- Page 74 and 75: Rock fragments which have becomedet
- Page 76: Formation of a Sea arch and stack
- Page 79 and 80: • Eventually the cliff becomesuns
- Page 81 and 82: Erosive waves may blast theirway ve
- Page 83 and 84: 3. Coral Coastal FeaturesCoral land
- Page 86 and 87: 3. Coral Coastal Features• Atoll
• Chemical weathering:Salt weatheringDissolution weathering
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