1
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what is wave refraction?
A
waves turn and lose energy around a headland on uneven coastliens
2
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the wave energy is focussed on…
A
the headlands
3
Q
by the wave energy focussed on the headlands what does that create?
A
erosive features
4
Q
where is the energy dissapated into?
A
bays
5
Q
what does dissipation into bays lead to?
A
the formation of features associated with lower energy environments such as beaches
coasts
flashcards
Decks in class (39)
# Cards
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key words66
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Sundarbans location and background8
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sundarbans - coastal processes14
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systems - wave cut platform9
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Dalmation coastline6
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coastal system - sediment cells23
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System - sediment sources8
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systems - sediment budgets3
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systems - littoral zone3
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sources of energy - wave formation8
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sources of energy - factors affecting wave energy5
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constructive waves7
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destructive waves10
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negative feedback: beaches and waves6
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Tides8
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currents6
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high energy and low energy coastlines9
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wave refraction5
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marine processes - erosion7
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processes of transportation and deposition4
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longshore drift5
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deposition4
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weathering18
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mass movement12
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coastal management - hard engineering14
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coastal management - soft eningerring14
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submergence coastal landforms6
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Eustatic change6
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Contemporary Sea level change6
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risk to coastal environments - storm surges9
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capital landforms and landscapes of erosion - caves, arches, stacks and stumps6
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landforms and landscapes of erosion - cliff profile and rate of retreat10
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landforms and landscapes of erosion - wave cut notch and platform5
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landforms and landscapes of deposition - beaches7
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landforms and landscapes of deposition - spits7
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landforms and landscapes of deposition - barrier beach/bars10
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landforms and landscapes of deposition - sand dunes11
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landforms and landscapes of deposition - estuarine mudflats and saltmarshes7
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Criccieth Bay - physical features9
