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|definition= The zone which extends from the [[swash]] zone to the position marking the start of the [[offshore]] zone, typically to water depths of the order of 20m.<ref name="CIRIA (1996)"> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual''. CIRIA Report 153.</ref>.}}
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# [[Waves]]
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# [[Currents]]

Revision as of 10:51, 17 September 2008

Definition of Nearshore:
The zone which extends from the swash zone to the position marking the start of the offshore zone, typically to water depths of the order of 20m.[1].
This is the common definition for Nearshore, other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.

See also

  1. Waves
  2. Currents