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Coasts

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By: Rebecca Fellows
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Lecture 2 - Astronomical tides
Newtons law of universal gravitat...,
Newtons law of universal gravitat...,
Earths rotation is beneath and cr...
16  cards
Waves - Lecture 3
How does wind generation influenc...,
What are the pressure gradients o...,
How does the wind vary the size o...
23  cards
Waves approaching shore and cross-shore sediment transport - Lecture 4
Differences between orbital motio...,
Why do large wavelengths travel f...,
What is the wave velocity equation
21  cards
Cross-shore transport - bedforms - Lecture 5
What is the surf zone,
How are bars formed,
What are the surf zone interactio...
10  cards
Storms - Lecture 6
How do cyclones form,
What is latent heat,
How are tropical storms formed
8  cards
Storms to pocket beaches - Lecture 7
What is a pocket beach,
What is beach rotation,
What are the 3 modes of change fo...
8  cards
Alongshore sed. transport, refraction, rocky coasts - Lecture 8
What determines wave breaking hei...,
What is refraction,
What does the amount of waves ben...
6  cards
Dunes Lecture 11
What are the essential ingredient...,
What areas are coastal dunes like...,
What dominant dunes occur on diss...
4  cards
Dunes Lecture 12
What are the aeolian sediment tra...,
How is an offshore wind important...,
What are the main coastal dune ty...
6  cards
Marshes and mangroves - lecture 13
What are marshes and mangroves,
Why havent marshes mangroves drow...,
Components of marsh mangrove feed...
6  cards

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