Coastal morphology

Definition of Coastal morphology: Coastal morphology is the study of the origin and evolution of coastal forms. This is the common definition for Coastal morphology, other definitions can be discussed in the article

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.

See also

Characteristics of sedimentary shores

Classification of sandy coastlines

Shoreface profile

Stability models

Rhythmic shoreline features

Beach Cusps

Sand ridges in shelf seas

Process-based morphological models

Geomorphological analysis

Behaviour-based models

Littoral drift and shoreline modelling

Stochastic and fractal methods in coastal morphodynamics