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Sediment Classification
 
Sediment Classification
rocky coastlines
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[[coastal zone characteristics]]
sandy coastlines
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[[rocky shores]] - change to singular
muddy coastlines
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[[sandy shores]] - change to singular
gravel beaches
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muddy coastlines - [[characteristics of muddy coastalines]]
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gravel beaches - [[shingle shores and gravel banks]]
 
reflective beaches
 
reflective beaches
 
dissipative beaches
 
dissipative beaches

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Classification of sediments

Sediment Classification coastal zone characteristics rocky shores - change to singular sandy shores - change to singular muddy coastlines - characteristics of muddy coastalines gravel beaches - shingle shores and gravel banks reflective beaches dissipative beaches


Sediment transport

accretion deposition

Radiation Stress

Sediment dynamics Sediment budget Feedback mechanisms Self-organization

littoral transport bottom boundary layer sediment properties particle size characteristics grain size phi scale porosity viscosity specific gravity settling velocity fall velocity disambiguation settling velocity bed shear stress thresholds of grain movement laminar flow turbulent flow Reynolds number Froude number benthic boundary layer traction saltation bedforms

equilibrium profile beach cross-shore profile beach long-shore shape closure depth wave generated bedforms tidally generated bedforms ridge and runnel ripples antidunes rolling-grain ripples vortex ripples longshore bars and troughs / longshore bar berm / berm formation bed shear stress deltas turbidity turbidity currents bar formation bar migration transverse bar dune formation dune morphology scarp crescentic bars cohesive sediment dynamics turbidity turbidity maximum fluid muds turbulence settling lag

non-cohesive sediment dynamics aeolian aeolian transport blowouts precipitation ridge transgressive dune fields


erosional coastal features accretional coastal features dredging sand mining


Bedforms

Sediments may self-organize into various bedforms, such as ripples and dunes. These are described in the article on geomorphology.

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The main author of this article is Somerville, Tracy
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Citation: Somerville, Tracy (2008): Sediment. Available from http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Sediment [accessed on 28-03-2024]