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  • ...ich the upstream part of an estuary or a lagoon slowly transform into land areas. ...cesses. The main types of coastal features are dunes, cliffs and low-lying areas, possibly protected by dikes or seawalls.
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  • ...s at the site and the possible variations over the site plus the adjoining areas ...n preliminary design considerations for artificial beaches and reclamation areas fronted by natural slopes.
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  • ...n this way causes accumulative shore and shoal features in the deposition areas, at the expense of the downstream coast. An example of this is the Skaw Spi
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  • ...astline. The result is that the erosion has been shifted to less resistant areas resulting in higher area losses per year. ...irs which retain a large part of the sediment discharge from the catchment areas (Fig.5). Perhaps the best-known example of coastal erosion related to sedi
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  • |definition= A structure separating land and water areas. It is designed to prevent coastal erosion and other damage due to wave act
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  • ...H. 2022. A global evaluation of the JONSWAP spectra suitability on coastal areas. Ocean Engineering 266, 112756</ref>. ...sediment transport in the coastal zone. Waves originating from different areas may have different spectra. The directional spread of incoming waves for a
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  • ...is strongest at large water depths away from the coastline and in confined areas, such as straits and tidal inlets. ...blem is that the sheltered areas will be exposed to sedimentation and such areas must, therefore, be avoided when planning small ports.
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  • ...one particular element of the coast is influenced by evolution in adjacent areas. Often these influences extend in a number of directions, thereby further c ...that are unlikely to alter significantly, i.e. hard rock coasts, and those areas that are susceptible to change, i.e. soft coasts.
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  • ...an demand of resources from the sea is increasing, particularly in coastal areas. ...ng sites, and agricultural and recreational areas, while utilising coastal areas as a dumping ground for sewage, garbage, and toxic wastes. The pressure on
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  • ...levated concentrations in the seabed in areas where this material settles. Areas, which are also close to direct sources of input, are doubly at risk for ex
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  • ...sensus on regulations for coastal management. The issue of valuing coastal areas is not unique. Any management of publicly-owned natural systems and resourc Not all services provided by coastal areas are subject to externalities. Services not subject to external effects are
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  • ...ction, extension and maintenance of the flood protection system of coastal areas, including repair of damages of this system;
    3 KB (382 words) - 22:57, 29 July 2019
  • ...or the interpretation of statistics of passive tracers released in coastal areas.
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  • ...he studied seabed domain), the components <math>e_{ki}</math> indicate the areas of highest variability.
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  • ...getation, sometimes over 10 000 km<sup>2</sup> in size. The most extensive areas are found in the tropics, where ''Thalassia'' is the dominant seagrass genu ...concept of mitigating climate change on a global scale by using all ocean areas potentially suitable for seaweed farming to produce vast amounts of algal b
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  • ...ronger due to the generation of shallow-water overtides in shallow coastal areas with a large semidiurnal tidal range (dominated by M2). The distortion of ==Tidal wave deformation in the presence of friction and intertidal areas==
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  • ...ion|polluted]] marine areas, while higher ones less [[pollution|polluted]] areas.
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  • ...using Lidar in the coastal zone is its capacity of rapidly covering large areas which are otherwise difficult to survey with more conventional tools. Than ...ill not be applicable in areas with chronic moderate to high turbidity. In areas where the turbidity may be variable over a wide range of values, it is crit
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  • ...nd Farquhar, D. (1999). ''Identification of Marine Environmental High Risk Areas (MEHRA's) in the UK''. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Reg ...ature/legislation/birdsdirective/index_en.htm EC Birds Directive]</ref> or areas with a high value in recreational amenity or commercially exploitable biolo
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  • ...[[sensitivity]] analysis (see fig. 7) is set up to identify the vulnerable areas in the coastal and marine zone of Belgium. As the interests ([[sensitivity] ...rio in which the tourist and recreational values of the coastal and marine areas have been given special attention (see fig. 8);
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