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• Index of vulnerability of littorals to oil pollution
  ...le to create a new index of [[vulnerability]] that takes into account both the social and economic impacts. ...is the capacity of a coastal [[ecosystems|ecosystem]] to totally overcome the effects of oil [[pollution]].
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• Definitions of coastal terms
  ...ementary list of definitions related to the living environment is given in the article '''[[Definitions of marine ecological terms]]'''. ...tal Wiki articles. Terms related to the coastal profile are illustrated in the figure below.
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• Fluid mud
  ...e than 90% up to 99.5%. At densities above 1150-1200 kg/m3 (gelling point) the fluidity disappears. ...conc.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fig. 1. Floc settling velocity as a function of the concentration,
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• Sea level rise
  ...tive sea-level rise refers to long-term average sea-level rise relative to the local land level, as derived from coastal tide gauges. }} ...niversity Press.</ref> for the year 2100 are similar to the projections of the 2019 report<ref name=I/>.
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• Tide
  ...result of gravitational attraction of the sun and moon and the rotation of the earth.<ref> CIRIA (1996). ''Beach management manual'', CIRIA Report 153.</r ...gravitational pull of another nearby object.<ref> Morrison & Owen (1996). "The Planetary System", Addison-Wesley. </ref>.}}
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• Coastal pollution and impacts
  ...arine pollution and degradations in marine environments: Implications from the literature. Marine Pollution Bulletin 52: 844-864.</ref>. ...le data and the extreme complexity of biogeochemical cycles, especially at the sea-land and sea-atmosphere interfaces.
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• Tidal asymmetry and tidal inlet morphodynamics
  ...term ''self-organizing morphodynamics''. This article is largely based on the book ''Dynamics of Coastal Systems'' <ref name=Dr>Dronkers, J. 2017. Dynami ...midiurnal lunar tide (M2) is usually the dominant component, in which case the ocean tide can be described fairly accurately with a single sine function.
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• Submarine groundwater discharge
  ...treams. Groundwater is synonymous with soil pore water. In order to assess the magnitude of SGD, different investigations based on models and on direct me ...gement in low-lying coastal zones]]. The processes are shown schematically in Figures 1a and 1b.
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• UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
  {{Definition|title= UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ....htm United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea] (UNCLOS) was adopted in 1982.
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• Eutrophication in coastal environments
  ...cycles of nutrients are discussed in the article [[Nutrient conversion in the marine environment]]. ...ncluding Europe, are affected by [[eutrophication]]. It is usually treated in science and management as a local or regional phenomenon, but [[eutrophicat
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• Marine habitats and ecosystems
  ...stal Wiki articles related to coastal and marine habitats are listed under the category [[:Category:Coastal and marine habitats|coastal and marine habitat ...at make up this vast system range from the productive nearshore regions to the barren ocean floor.
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• Continental shelf habitat
  ...versity of [[marine habitats and ecosystems]]. It gives an introduction to the characteristics, processes such as sedimentation and biota. ...al Shelf.jpg|left|thumb|400px|caption|The global continental shelf (marked in turquoise) <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_shelf</ref>.]]
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• Salt marshes
  ...ion]], succession, biota, functions and threats of the organisms that live in saltmarshes. ...an Union commissioned a series of Habitat Management Models for several of the more important communities. Included is a model for habitat 1330 "Atlantic
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• Open oceans
  |definition= The deep sea region starting from the continental shelf break. }} Coastal wiki articles related to oceans
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• Ocean circulation
  This article gives an introduction to the main circulation patterns in the ocean. ...an currents not only distribute heat, but they also play a crucial role in the global ecosystem by storing <math>CO_2</math> and recycling nutrients.
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• Space geodetic techniques for coastal zone monitoring
  ...ovided by satellite altimetry, since the late offer direct observations of the sea level and of its variations. ...gh appropriate procedures one can derive the deviations of the geoid above the ellipsoid and therefore determine a reference equipotential surface useful
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• Coastal cities and sea level rise
  ...he focus is on coastal cities in low-income countries which are exposed to the greatest risks. ...<ref name=BA>Barragan, J.M. and de Andres, M. 2015. Analysis and trends of the world's coastal cities and agglomerations. Ocean & Coastal Management 114;
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• Wave energy converters
  ...nergy consumption. However, due to technological and economic constraints, the exploitable resource is almost a factor 10 less. ...n). From Rusu and Rusu (2021<ref>Rusu, L. and Rusu, E. 2021. Evaluation of the Worldwide Wave Energy Distribution Based on ERA5 Data and Altimeter Measure
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• Possible consequences of eutrophication
  ...m]] may change with eutrophication. The diagram below gives an overview on the eutrophication process and its causes and consequences. ===Increased biomass of phytoplankton resulting in [[algal bloom]]s===
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• Coriolis and tidal motion in shelf seas
  ...ght coastlines – the general characteristics are similar to tidal motion in shelf seas with more complex geometries. ...the basin boundaries the tidal current vector describes an ellipse during the tidal period.
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• Estuarine circulation
  |definition= Residual flow pattern in an estuary induced by the density difference between seawater and river water. }} ...igure 1: Schematic representation of the intrusion of seawater (dark blue) in a longitudinal section of a prismatic estuary.]]
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• Coral Molecular Biomarkers
  == An Overview of the Ecotoxicology of Coral == ...ajor cellular stress-response pathways characterized in corals, as well as the effects of major stress-inducing agents on coral are discussed.
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• Coastal hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes and engineering
  ...and coastal engineering (articles in blue). This content was initiated by the ENCORA themes 5 and 8. The article also indicates missing topics (articles in red).
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• Morphology of estuaries
  ...This makes estuaries active morphodynamic systems that evolve autonomously in response to interventions of any kind. Understanding estuarine morphodynami This article first summarizes the main principles of estuarine morphology and underlying dynamics, according
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• Estuarine morphological modelling
  ...s, storm surges, waves and wind. There is a strong mutual interaction with the complex ecosystem. Moreover, due to their position between land and sea, th ...marshlands. They are influenced by the motion of fresh and saline waters. The transport of sediment, often a mix of sand and fines, involves a variety of
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• Shelf sea exchange with the ocean
  ...lly but hundreds of kilometres off NW Europe, Argentina and around much of the Arctic Ocean (Figure 1). ...jpg|thumb|400px|right|Figure 1: Global map showing continental shelf areas in cyan. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61752
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• Infragravity waves
  ...od. The forces responsible for various portions of the spectrum are shown. The relative ...e. From Munk <ref name=M50>Munk, W., 1950. Origin and generation of waves, in: Proceedings of First Conference on Coastal Engineering, Long Beach, Califo
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• Swash zone dynamics
  ...Elfrink, B. and T. Baldock (2002). Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the swash zone: a review and perspectives. Coastal Engineering 45: 149-167</ref ...he exchange of sediment between the land and ocean, which ultimately forms the coastline.
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• Open ocean habitat
  ...w about the characteristics, [[zonation]], biology and threats of the open oceans. Some legal aspects are also discussed. ...l the biological activities and lead to substantial geographic variability in production.
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• Characteristics of sedimentary shores
  ...ime. Wave climate and tidal regime bear some relationship with the size of the adjacent sea. For each shore a short description is given below and some li ...ath>H_s</math> and the downward settling distance of beach sediment during the peak wave period <math>T_p</math>,
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• Shoreface profile
  ...zone seaward of the shoreline where offshore generated waves interact with the upward sloping seabed. }} ...e, often called beach profile, is the cross-shore coastal depth profile of the shoreface. }}
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• Ocean and shelf tides
  '''In this article the term tide refers to the astronomical tide, unless stated otherwise.''' ...dal components with periods derived from the various astronomical cycles. The most important tidal components have a periodicity close to semidiurnal or
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• Coastal and marine sediments
  ...charged by rivers. These deposits can reach a thickness of more than 1 km. The sediments have different origins: ...ro ''gabbro''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basalt ''basalt'']) is rich in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivine olivine], [https://en.wikipedia.org/
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• Introduction to biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems
  ...ific aspects of coastal and marine biodiversity. An important objective is the [[Valuation and assessment of biodiversity|restoration and preservation of ==The coastal zone==
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• Natural variability and change in coastal ecosystems
  ...ty as a basis for understanding the problems that managers face because of the constant change taking place within coastal systems. ...l scales and at different levels of coastal and marine ecosystems. The way in which natural variation is influenced by issues relating to [[climate chang
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• Tidal bore dynamics
  ...roduction to the topic of tidal wave deformation the reader is referred to the article [[Tidal asymmetry and tidal inlet morphodynamics]]. ...ndular tidal bore propagation in the Garonne River, France, Proceedings of the 21st ISOPE Conference: 870-874, ISBN 978-1-880653-96-8</ref>).]]
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• Estuarine turbidity maximum
  ==Suspended sediment concentration in the estuarine turbidity maximum (ETM)== ...d to prevent their escape to the sea. These processes will be discussed in the next section.
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• The backbarrier tidal flats in the southern North Sea - A multidisciplinary approach to reveal the main driving forces shaping the system
  ...a—a multidisciplinary approach to reveal the main driving forces shaping the system. Ocean Dyn. 59, 157-165. doi:10.1007/s10236-009-0197-2</ref>. === ...of birds, but are also the nursery for a wide variety of marine organisms. In addition, tidal flats may provide significant protection against marine ero
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• Seaweed (macro-algae) ecosystem services
  ...of the order ''Laminariales'', are a major group of seaweed, discussed in the article [[Kelp forests]]. [[File: SeaweedSpecies.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Fig. 1. Examples of the three main taxonomic groups: a. phylum ''Chlorophyta'' (green algae); b. ph
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• Long-period lunar tides
  ...ear superposition of sinusoidal tidal components with periods derived from the various astronomical cycles. The Earth's and Moon's orbital motion are characterized by a limited number of
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• River tides
  ...described in the article [[Tidal rivers]]. This article is concerned with the characteristics of tidal propagation. ==Why river tides matter==
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