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== Classification of sediments == | == Classification of sediments == | ||
| − | Sediment Classification | + | * Sediment Classification |
| − | [[coastal zone characteristics]] | + | * [[coastal zone characteristics]] |
| − | [[rocky shores]] - change to singular | + | * [[rocky shores]] - change to singular |
| − | [[sandy shores]] - change to singular | + | * [[sandy shores]] - change to singular |
| − | muddy coastlines - [[characteristics of muddy coasts]] | + | * muddy coastlines - [[characteristics of muddy coasts]] |
| − | gravel beaches - [[shingle shores and gravel banks]] | + | * gravel beaches - [[shingle shores and gravel banks]] |
| − | reflective beaches | + | * reflective beaches |
| − | dissipative beaches | + | * dissipative beaches |
== Sediment transport == | == Sediment transport == | ||
| − | accretion | + | * accretion |
| − | deposition | + | * deposition |
| − | Radiation Stress | + | * Radiation Stress |
| − | Sediment dynamics | + | * Sediment dynamics |
| − | Sediment budget | + | * Sediment budget |
| − | Feedback mechanisms | + | * Feedback mechanisms |
| − | Self-organization | + | * Self-organization |
| − | littoral transport | + | * littoral transport |
| − | bottom boundary layer | + | * bottom boundary layer |
| − | sediment properties | + | * sediment properties |
| − | particle size characteristics | + | * particle size characteristics |
| − | grain size | + | * grain size |
| − | phi scale | + | * phi scale |
| − | porosity | + | * porosity |
| − | viscosity | + | * viscosity |
| − | specific gravity | + | * specific gravity |
| − | settling velocity | + | * settling velocity |
| − | fall velocity disambiguation settling velocity | + | * fall velocity disambiguation settling velocity |
| − | bed shear stress | + | * bed shear stress |
| − | thresholds of grain movement | + | * thresholds of grain movement |
| − | laminar flow | + | * laminar flow |
| − | turbulent flow | + | * turbulent flow |
| − | Reynolds number | + | * Reynolds number |
| − | Froude number | + | * Froude number |
| − | benthic boundary layer | + | * benthic boundary layer |
| − | traction | + | * traction |
| − | saltation | + | * saltation |
| − | bedforms | + | * bedforms |
| − | equilibrium profile | + | * equilibrium profile |
| − | beach cross-shore profile | + | * beach cross-shore profile |
| − | beach long-shore shape | + | * beach long-shore shape |
| − | closure depth | + | * closure depth |
| − | wave generated bedforms | + | * wave generated bedforms |
| − | tidally generated bedforms | + | * tidally generated bedforms |
| − | ridge and runnel | + | * ridge and runnel |
| − | ripples | + | * ripples |
| − | antidunes | + | * antidunes |
| − | rolling-grain ripples | + | * rolling-grain ripples |
| − | vortex ripples | + | * vortex ripples |
| − | longshore bars and troughs / longshore bar | + | * longshore bars and troughs / longshore bar |
| − | berm / berm formation | + | * berm / berm formation |
| − | bed shear stress | + | * bed shear stress |
| − | deltas | + | * deltas |
| − | turbidity | + | * turbidity |
| − | turbidity currents | + | * turbidity currents |
| − | bar formation | + | * bar formation |
| − | bar migration | + | * bar migration |
| − | transverse bar | + | * transverse bar |
| − | dune formation | + | * dune formation |
| − | dune morphology | + | * dune morphology |
| − | scarp | + | * scarp |
| − | crescentic bars | + | * crescentic bars |
| − | cohesive sediment dynamics | + | * cohesive sediment dynamics |
| − | turbidity | + | * turbidity |
| − | turbidity maximum | + | * turbidity maximum |
| − | fluid muds | + | * fluid muds |
| − | turbulence | + | * turbulence |
| − | settling lag | + | * settling lag |
| − | non-cohesive sediment dynamics | + | * non-cohesive sediment dynamics |
| − | aeolian | + | * aeolian |
| − | aeolian transport | + | * aeolian transport |
| − | blowouts | + | * blowouts |
| − | precipitation ridge | + | * precipitation ridge |
| − | transgressive dune fields | + | * transgressive dune fields |
| − | erosional coastal features | + | * erosional coastal features |
| − | accretional coastal features | + | * accretional coastal features |
| − | dredging | + | * dredging |
| − | sand mining | + | * sand mining |
Revision as of 21:14, 3 December 2008
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Classification of sediments
- Sediment Classification
- coastal zone characteristics
- rocky shores - change to singular
- sandy shores - change to singular
- muddy coastlines - characteristics of muddy coasts
- gravel beaches - shingle shores and gravel banks
- reflective beaches
- dissipative beaches
Sediment transport
- accretion
- deposition
- Radiation Stress
- Sediment dynamics
- Sediment budget
- Feedback mechanisms
- Self-organization
- littoral transport
- bottom boundary layer
- sediment properties
- particle size characteristics
- grain size
- phi scale
- porosity
- viscosity
- specific gravity
- settling velocity
- fall velocity disambiguation settling velocity
- bed shear stress
- thresholds of grain movement
- laminar flow
- turbulent flow
- Reynolds number
- Froude number
- benthic boundary layer
- traction
- saltation
- bedforms
- equilibrium profile
- beach cross-shore profile
- beach long-shore shape
- closure depth
- wave generated bedforms
- tidally generated bedforms
- ridge and runnel
- ripples
- antidunes
- rolling-grain ripples
- vortex ripples
- longshore bars and troughs / longshore bar
- berm / berm formation
- bed shear stress
- deltas
- turbidity
- turbidity currents
- bar formation
- bar migration
- transverse bar
- dune formation
- dune morphology
- scarp
- crescentic bars
- cohesive sediment dynamics
- turbidity
- turbidity maximum
- fluid muds
- turbulence
- settling lag
- non-cohesive sediment dynamics
- aeolian
- aeolian transport
- blowouts
- precipitation ridge
- transgressive dune fields
- erosional coastal features
- accretional coastal features
- dredging
- sand mining
Bedforms
Sediments may self-organize into various bedforms, such as ripples and dunes. These are described in the article on geomorphology.
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