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Chapter 12

Chapter 12. Agents of Erosion and Deposition. Vocabulary. Shoreline beach Longshore current saltation Dune deflation Loess abrasion Mass movement mudflow Rock fall creep Landslide glacier Glacial drift iceberg Stratified drift crevasse till. The WATER CYCLE.

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The Dynamic Shoreline

The Dynamic Shoreline. Breaking waves provide the energy that changes the shape and texture of the beach deposits. As waves shoal (touch bottom) in shallow water celerity decreases, wavelength decreases, wave height increases, waves become less stable and refraction occurs.

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The Sea

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Waves, Beaches & Coastal Erosion

Waves, Beaches & Coastal Erosion. Would You Live Here?. Florida Keys. Waves. Transport energy over a body of water Can cause coastal erosion. Waves Generation. Generated by Force . wind or air. Generated at storm centers. Separation of waves by differing rates of travel - dispersion.

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Shoreline Processes and Features

Shoreline Processes and Features. August 8, 2014. Headlands. Headlands. Tombolo. Tombolo. Sea Arches. Sea Cliff. Wave Cut Terrace. Wave Cut Terrace. Wave Built Terrace. Wave Built Terrace. Sea Caves. Sea Stack. Sea Stack. Long Shore Current. Spit. Another Spit. Spit Close-Up.

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Chapter 12 Coasts

Oceanography An Invitation to Marine Science, 7th Tom Garrison. Chapter 12 Coasts. Chapter 12 Study Plan. Coasts Are Shaped by Marine and Terrestrial Processes Erosional Processes Dominate Some Coasts Beaches Dominate Depositional Coasts

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Wind and Wave Erosion

Wind and Wave Erosion. How is wind abrasive?. It carries sand grains that grind and scour anything that they hit. What is Loess and how does it form?. It can be 1m to 100m deep. Made of mineral & rock particles.

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10 Places To Visit In Kerala For A Rejuvenating Vacation In South India!

Kerala is a Gods Own Country. Here anyone can rejuvenate naturally by seeing the beauty of Mother Nature. It is the land of Ayurveda and Yoga. People from across the globe travel here for a wellness tour. It is also a popular destination for honeymoon tour, backwater tour, nature tour, and heritage tour.

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COASTAL EROSIONAL LANDFORMS

COASTAL EROSIONAL LANDFORMS. GEOL 1053. LIST OF MAJOR COASTAL EROSIONAL LANDFORMS (involving consolidated rocks). Sea cliffs Wave-cut platform Sea arches Sea stacks Sea caves Coastal waterfalls. WAVE-CUT PLATFORMS.

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In the next few slides you will see this image of Garrapata annotated

In the next few slides you will see this image of Garrapata annotated. Text by Doug Smith (CSUMB). Photo Courtesy of Lew Rosenburg (Geologist). Here is the break in slope that we inferred to be the contact between diorite and younger alluvium that sits on the terrace. .

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