Difference between revisions of "Definitions of coastal terms"
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[[ANGLE OF INCIDENCE]] | [[ANGLE OF INCIDENCE]] | ||
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[[BACKSHORE]] | [[BACKSHORE]] | ||
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[[BAR]] | [[BAR]] | ||
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[[BEACH]] or [[#BEACH|SHORE]] | [[BEACH]] or [[#BEACH|SHORE]] | ||
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[[BEACH BERM]] | [[BEACH BERM]] | ||
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[[BEACH PARK]] | [[BEACH PARK]] | ||
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[[BREAKER-ZONE or SURF-ZONE]] | [[BREAKER-ZONE or SURF-ZONE]] | ||
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[[CLOSURE DEPTH]] | [[CLOSURE DEPTH]] | ||
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[[COAST]] | [[COAST]] | ||
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[[COAST EROSION]] | [[COAST EROSION]] | ||
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[[COAST PROTECTION/DEFENCE]] | [[COAST PROTECTION/DEFENCE]] | ||
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*[[COAST PROTECTION]] | *[[COAST PROTECTION]] | ||
*[[SEA DEFENCE]] | *[[SEA DEFENCE]] | ||
*[[SHORE PROTECTION]] | *[[SHORE PROTECTION]] | ||
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[[COASTAL AREA]] | [[COASTAL AREA]] | ||
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[[COASTAL HINTERLAND]] | [[COASTAL HINTERLAND]] | ||
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[[COASTAL ZONE]] | [[COASTAL ZONE]] | ||
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[[COASTLINE]] | [[COASTLINE]] | ||
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[[COASTLINE RETREAT]] | [[COASTLINE RETREAT]] | ||
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[[DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY]] | [[DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY]] | ||
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[[DUNE]] | [[DUNE]] | ||
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[[ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)]] | [[ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)]] | ||
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[[EROSION or PROFILE EROSION]] | [[EROSION or PROFILE EROSION]] | ||
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[[FORESHORE or BEACH FACE]] | [[FORESHORE or BEACH FACE]] | ||
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[[LAND]] | [[LAND]] | ||
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[[LITTORAL TRANSPORT]] | [[LITTORAL TRANSPORT]] | ||
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[[LONGSHORE CURRENT or NEARSHORE CURRENT]] | [[LONGSHORE CURRENT or NEARSHORE CURRENT]] | ||
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[[MANAGEMENT UNIT]] | [[MANAGEMENT UNIT]] | ||
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[[NEARSHORE ZONE]] | [[NEARSHORE ZONE]] | ||
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[[OFFSHORE ZONE]] | [[OFFSHORE ZONE]] | ||
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[[RIP CURRENTS]] | [[RIP CURRENTS]] | ||
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[[SEA]] | [[SEA]] | ||
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[[SEA DEFENCE: See COAST PROTECTION/DEFENCE]] | [[SEA DEFENCE: See COAST PROTECTION/DEFENCE]] | ||
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[[SEA LEVEL RISE]] | [[SEA LEVEL RISE]] | ||
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[[SETBACK AREA]] | [[SETBACK AREA]] | ||
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[[SHORE PROTECTION]]: See [[COAST PROTECTION/DEFENCE]] | [[SHORE PROTECTION]]: See [[COAST PROTECTION/DEFENCE]] | ||
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[[SHOREFACE or LITTORAL ZONE]] | [[SHOREFACE or LITTORAL ZONE]] | ||
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[[SHORELINE]] | [[SHORELINE]] | ||
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[[SHORELINE MANAGEMENT]] | [[SHORELINE MANAGEMENT]] | ||
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[[SHORELINE RETREAT]] | [[SHORELINE RETREAT]] | ||
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[[STORM SURGE]] | [[STORM SURGE]] | ||
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[[TIDAL FLAT]] | [[TIDAL FLAT]] | ||
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[[TIDAL WAVE]] | [[TIDAL WAVE]] | ||
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[[TIDE or ASTRONOMICAL TIDE]] | [[TIDE or ASTRONOMICAL TIDE]] | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 12 January 2007
To ensure sound communication it is important to define the coastal terms used in coastal engineering and shoreline management. Therefore, definitions of terms for coastal features, processes and management issues are given in the following, see also the coastal profile below.
Definition of coastal terms, mainly from Shore Protection Manual, 1984
Definition of coastal terms:
Note: Under construction: Mathematical formulas have not yet been added
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
LONGSHORE CURRENT or NEARSHORE CURRENT
SEA DEFENCE: See COAST PROTECTION/DEFENCE
SHORE PROTECTION: See COAST PROTECTION/DEFENCE
References
- Shore practical manual 1984 (coastal profile image)
