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|definition= A cross-section taken perpendicular to a given beach contour; the profile may include the face of a [[dune]] or [[seawall]], extend over the [[backshore]], across the [[foreshore]], and seaward underwater into the [[nearshore]] zone.<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual''. CIRIA Report 153.</ref>.}} | |definition= A cross-section taken perpendicular to a given beach contour; the profile may include the face of a [[dune]] or [[seawall]], extend over the [[backshore]], across the [[foreshore]], and seaward underwater into the [[nearshore]] zone.<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual''. CIRIA Report 153.</ref>.}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 26 August 2020
Definition of Cross-shore profile:
A cross-section taken perpendicular to a given beach contour; the profile may include the face of a dune or seawall, extend over the backshore, across the foreshore, and seaward underwater into the nearshore zone.[1].
This is the common definition for Cross-shore profile, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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References
- ↑ CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.
