Difference between revisions of "Coastal morphology"

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Definition of Coastal morphology:

The (study of the) shape and structure of coastal systems or subsystems. For example: the morphology of a delta, the morphology of an estuary, the morphology of a beach, the morphology of a bedform.

This is the common definition for Coastal morphology, other definitions can be discussed in the article

The meaning of the Greek word "morphè" is form or shape.

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-Coastal morphology or coastal geomorphology is the science of natural morphodynamic processes, which are responsible for shaping the coastal zone. The meaning of the Greek word "morphè" is form or shape. These natural processes, which involve wind, tides, currents, waves, biota, soil and sea-level changes, interact with the materials from which the coastal zone is built. Coastal zones around the world are shaped in highly diverse ways. The term coastal morphology is also used for the description of these very diverse coastal forms.
+The meaning of the Greek word "morphè" is form or shape.

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