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|definition= The (study of the) shape and structure of coastal systems or subsystems. For example: the morphology of a delta, the morphology of an estuary, the morphology of a beach, the morphology of a bedform.}}
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The meaning of the Greek word "morphè" is form or shape. Coastal Wiki articles dealing with aspects of coastal morphology are listed below.
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==Morphology of sedimentary open sea coasts==
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:[[Characteristics of sedimentary shores]]
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:[[Classification of sandy coastlines]]
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:[[Shoreface profile]]
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:[[Nearshore sandbars]]
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:[[Stability models]]
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:[[Rhythmic shoreline features]]
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:[[Beach Cusps]]
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:[[Sand ridges in shelf seas]]
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:[[Active coastal zone]]
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:[[Closure depth]]
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:[[Swash zone dynamics]]
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:[[Gravel Beaches]]
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:[[Embayed beaches]]
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:[[Dune development]]
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:[[Process-based morphological models]]
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:[[Behaviour-based models]]
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:[[Littoral drift and shoreline modelling]]
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==Morphology of deltas and estuaries==
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:[[Morphology of estuaries]]
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:[[Tidal asymmetry and tidal basin morphodynamics]]
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:[[Wave-dominated river deltas]]
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:[[Estuarine morphological modelling]]
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:[[Physical processes and morphology of synchronous estuaries]]
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:[[Coastal lagoon]]
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:[[Salt marshes]]
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:[[Dynamics, threats and management of salt marshes]]
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:[[Mangroves]]
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:[[Siltation in harbors and fairways]]
  
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]], [[Morphology of estuaries]].
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==Morphology of rocky coasts==
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:[[Rocky shore morphology]]
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:[[Coral reefs]]

Latest revision as of 10:23, 20 February 2024

Definition of Coastal morphology:
The (study of the) shape and structure of coastal systems or subsystems. For example: the morphology of a delta, the morphology of an estuary, the morphology of a beach, the morphology of a bedform.
This is the common definition for Coastal morphology, other definitions can be discussed in the article


The meaning of the Greek word "morphè" is form or shape. Coastal Wiki articles dealing with aspects of coastal morphology are listed below.


Morphology of sedimentary open sea coasts

Characteristics of sedimentary shores
Classification of sandy coastlines
Shoreface profile
Nearshore sandbars
Stability models
Rhythmic shoreline features
Beach Cusps
Sand ridges in shelf seas
Active coastal zone
Closure depth
Swash zone dynamics
Gravel Beaches
Embayed beaches
Dune development
Process-based morphological models
Behaviour-based models
Littoral drift and shoreline modelling


Morphology of deltas and estuaries

Morphology of estuaries
Tidal asymmetry and tidal basin morphodynamics
Wave-dominated river deltas
Estuarine morphological modelling
Physical processes and morphology of synchronous estuaries
Coastal lagoon
Salt marshes
Dynamics, threats and management of salt marshes
Mangroves
Siltation in harbors and fairways

Morphology of rocky coasts

Rocky shore morphology
Coral reefs