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• Greek case studies: Sediment dynamics in the nearshore zone of Gouves (Heraklio, Crete) in relation to erosion (unpublished data 2006)
  ...of a ‘Meltemi’ event, on the resuspension and transportation of the [[nearshore]] sediments. The ‘Meltemi’ or etesians (in Greek means northern wins of ...of undertow involves the elevation of the main water level within the surf zone. This produces a seaward-directed pressure gradient of water, which on aver
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• Coastal morphology
  :[[Nearshore sandbars]] :[[Active coastal zone]]
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• Groynes
  ...part of the sediment moving (mainly in a longshore direction) in the surf zone. ...o depends on sea water level, wave climate and sediment supply in the surf zone.
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• Definitions of coastal terms
  ===Active coastal zone=== ...[[#Dunes|dune]] is part of the active coastal zone. See: [[Active coastal zone]].
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• Coastal Hydrodynamics And Transport Processes
  ...fforts suggest that suspended load is the more important within the [[surf zone]], particularly under high energy conditions, there is still no consensus o ...one of the main reasons being that the velocity field in the [[nearshore]] zone is oscillatory and that sediment resuspension (and transport) responds non-
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• Natural causes of coastal erosion
  ...zone is a one-dimensional sediment cell; the sediment volume in the active zone will be constant in time. Shoreline erosion and accretion in response to fl ...t can be due to longshore varying wave conditions, coastline curvature, or nearshore bathymetric features. An example of this kind of coastal condition is the W
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• Human causes of coastal erosion
  ...r example), this can take a very long time. However, if the active coastal zone consists exclusively of loose sediments, a state of dynamic equilibrium can *The extent of the structure relative to the width of the [[surf zone]]
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• Shore nourishment
  ...on the beach for beach nourishment, over the bow pumping (rainbowing) for nearshore nourishment and split barge for nourishment in the outer part of the upper ...far offshore to minimize any influence on the hydrodynamics of the coastal zone. Placement in onshore nourishment sites makes use of pipes; for offshore si
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• Beach drainage
  ...in the beach. The drain runs parallel to the shoreline in the wave up-rush zone. The beach drain increases the level of the beach near the installation lin ...moves sand onshore while the backwash transports it offshore, see [[Swash zone dynamics]].
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• Waves
  ...f [[nearshore]] currents and secondary wave phenomena. Seaward of the surf zone, any wave energy losses primarily occur through whitecapping and friction a <!--Threats to the coastal zone, Section 6 links here -->
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• Wave transformation
  ...hould consult [[Shallow-water wave theory]], [[Breaker index]] and [[Swash zone dynamics]]. ...ters. Diffraction is the process by which the waves propagate into the lee zone behind the structures by energy transmittance laterally along the wave cres
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• Currents
  ==Current in the Nearshore Zone== ...rincipally driven by the breaking waves. For purposes of simplification, [[nearshore]] mean currents are usually separated into their cross-shore and longshore
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• Bar
  :[[Nearshore sandbars]]
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• Beach berm
  ...teep slope, coarse sediment, subject to low-energy swell waves, intertidal zone almost absent). * Berms can also form on the higher intertidal zone of a [[#Tidal flat|tidal flat]]; these berms are generally called "swash ba
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• Closure depth
  ...1998)<ref name=K98/> is general in that it applies to the open coast where nearshore [[waves]] and wave induced [[currents]] are the dominant sediment-transport ...humb|450px|caption |Fig. 1. Schematic representation of the active coastal zone for a dune coast and cross-shore sand redistribution for alternating storm
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• Rip current
  ...= Rip currents are wave-generated currents that depart from the nearshore zone in offshore direction. }} ...c view of a rip cell. Beach: yellow, sea: blue; shallow water: light blue; nearshore bars: hatched; flow pattern: red arrows. ]]
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• Shoreface
  |definition= The shoreface is the '''nearshore zone''' of the inner continental shelf that is bounded landward by the low-water ...is dissipated by wave overturning and breaking and the lower shoreface the zone where waves shoal. The lower part of the shoreface extends to the so-called
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• Shoreline management
  ...ction to modern shoreline management, in the context of Integrated Coastal Zone Management. It describes general principles for drafting Shoreline Manageme In many parts of the world, the idea of "Integrated Coastal Zone Management" (ICZM) is proposed as being a more satisfactory way forward. Th
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• FUTURECOAST project, UK
  It is also important to understand how the coastal zone functions on a wider scale both in time and space. Within Coastal Engineeri ...he pattern of erosion, transport and deposition both across the intertidal zone and at the shoreline. In many estuaries, changes in the position of these c
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• Remote sensing
  ...ysis techniques as described in [[Data analysis techniques for the coastal zone]] and many other articles in the Coastal Wiki. ...e elevation (satellite altimetry): [[Space geodetic techniques for coastal zone monitoring]]
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• Transport and dispersion of pollutants, nutrients, tracers in mixed nearshore water
  ...'''transport and dispersion of pollutants, nutrients and tracers in mixed nearshore water''' can have direct and indirect consequences for the marine [[ecosyst ...ble organisms to more indirect processes of impact and endangerment of the nearshore [[ecosystem]]s. Such influences are felt not only in proximity to the sourc
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