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• Data processing and output of Lidar
  ...nthos mapping, eProceedings of Earsel's GIS "Remote Sensing of the Coastal Zone", Ghent, 2003 June 5-7, 105 117: pp. 13.</ref>) shows than on a bare, smoot * [[Satellite-derived nearshore bathymetry]]
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• Plunging wave in slow motion
  ...dence that the beach is behaving as a reflective one. If present at all, [[nearshore sandbars]] do not appear to affect the breaking process. Indeed, the closen ...aken on a windless day and no extensive surf zone influences the nearshore zone seaward of the plunge point;
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• Optical measurements in coastal waters
  ...airborne sensors is a powerful, operational tool for monitoring [[coastal zone]]s. This technology can provide accurate, large-scale, synoptic environment * [[Satellite-derived nearshore bathymetry]]
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• Pollution prevention, detection and mitigation in European coastal waters
  In many cases, coastal water pollution is caused by the discharge in the nearshore or estuaries of nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates which are used by ...and [[Transport and dispersion of pollutants, nutrients, tracers in mixed nearshore water]].
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• Continental shelf habitat
  ...slope and rise are part of the continental margin. This is the transition zone between the continental and the oceanic crust. ...ves are the dominant process affecting the seabed in the shallow nearshore zone of the continental shelf where depths are less than 50 m (generally even le
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• Tidal flats from space
  ...sh and as a feeding ground for many bird species. They form a transitional zone between land and ocean. :[[Satellite-derived nearshore bathymetry]]
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• Seagrass recovery and restoration in the Wadden Sea
  ...ha) of seagrass beds (coverage >60% and coverage 20-60%) in the intertidal zone of the Northfrisian Wadden Sea (Schleswig-Holstein) as estimated from aeria ...rence of seagrass (''Zostera noltii'' and ''Z. marina'') in the intertidal zone of the Northfrisian Wadden Sea in August/September 1994-2006. Intensity of
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• Large scale mapping of intertidal areas
  ...les, etc.), Water Cover (in %), Redox Condition (thickness of the oxidised zone), Macroalgae (Ulva, Fucus, etc., presence and coverage in %), Macrophytes ( ...small remainder of these habitat-forming macrophytes existed in a southern nearshore area (Fig. 3).
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• Tsunami
  ...<math>\rho</math> the water density. When the tsunami reaches the coastal zone, the water depth decreases sharply as does the propagation speed <math> c < ..., wind waves lose a great deal of their energy due to breaking in the surf zone before they reach the shore. This explains why tsunamis have a far more dev
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• Impact of tourism in coastal areas: Need of sustainable tourism strategy
  * Coastal zone urbanization See also [[Threats to the coastal zone]].
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• Cross-shore profile
  ...], across the [[foreshore]], and seaward underwater into the [[nearshore]] zone.<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual''. CIRIA :[[Active coastal zone]].
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• Nearshore
  Definition|title=Nearshore zone .... In another definition the nearshore zone extends further to the offshore zone, typically to water depths of the order of 20m.<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CI
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• Beach face
  |definition=Beach zone (also called "foreshore") from the low-water line to the limit of maximum w ...ars (also called beach ridges) can be present, related to onshore moving [[nearshore sandbars]]. The depressions between these intertidal bars are called [[runn
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• Surf zone
  Definition|title=Surf zone or Breaker zone |definition= The surf zone (or '''breaker zone''') is the zone where waves break as a consequence of depth limitation and surf onshore as
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• Sand dune - Country Report, Denmark
  ...of dune ridges, deposited in the latter part of the nineteenth century on nearshore sand flats. Onshore winds during low water phases built coastal dunes, whic ...rom the North Sea. To the south-west, past Højen, is a widening backshore zone of hummocky dunes, mostly held by grassy vegetation but with some blowouts.
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• Wave energy converters
  ...A good example is the integration of WECs with breakwaters in the coastal zone. This is described in the article [[Wave energy converters in coastal struc ...ve climate over 25 years<ref name="Ref 2">Benoit, M. and Lafon. F. 2004. A nearshore wave atlas along the coasts of France based on numerical modelling of the w
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• Artificial reefs
  ...GSCs and geobags are often employed as revetments or as seaward slopes of nearshore structures. Unfortunately, no exhaustive analyses regarding element stabili ...figuration of gap separated rubble mound barriers parallel to the littoral zone. The waves that break over the reef induce an inshore increase of sea level
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• Use of X-band and HF radar in marine hydrography
  ...ed X-band radar for establishing nearshore bathymetric maps of the coastal zone off the island of Sylt in the German Bight. They used traditional Fast Four * [[Satellite-derived nearshore bathymetry]]
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• Nearshore sandbars
  ...n.jpg|thumb|left|400px|<small>Fig. 1. Wave transformation in the nearshore zone. </small>]] ...mple of the transformation and breaking of incident waves in the nearshore zone.
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• Deteriorated groynes
  ...cate that for average storms, the significant wave height outside the surf zone (in water depth h of about 20 m) usually reaches H<small>s</small> = 2–2. Tab. 1) Distribution of nearshore flow velocities for beach without groynes
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