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• Definitions of coastal terms
  ...dunes (see [[#Wave run-up|wave run-up]] and [[dune erosion]]). For stable coasts, incidental erosion is a reversible process; under average conditions the c ===Dissipative and reflective beaches (also Dissipative and reflective coasts)===
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• Natural causes of coastal erosion
  Natural coastal [[erosion]] of sandy coasts is caused by many factors which are shortly reviewed in this article. Coast Erosion also occurs at deltas coasts when the natural fluvial sand supply is reduced, depriving the delta protru
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• Human causes of coastal erosion
  The principal shoreline development on coasts with oblique wave approach is discussed in [[Accretion and erosion for diff ...concrete blocks or rock. Coasts protected by seawalls are called 'armoured coasts'.
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• Fluid mud
  ...d layer. The strong wave damping observed at muddy coasts (for example the coasts of Louisiana, Guiana and Surinam, see [[Coastal mud belt]]) is caused by th :[[Characteristics of muddy coasts]]
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• Coastal mud belt
  ...e climate dominated by waves with small steepness (in particular [[swell]] coasts). In that case, a feedback mechanism can be triggered whereby deposition of ...cted component. Upwelling currents have been reported for several mud belt coasts: for the coast of Surinam (Eisma 1966<ref name=E66>Eisma, D. 1966. Oceanogr
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• Tidal asymmetry and tidal inlet morphodynamics
  ...in shelf seas]]). The tidal wave that enters estuaries situated along such coasts (the Seine at Le Havre, for instance) exhibits already significant positive
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• Definitions, processes and models in morphology
  COASTS AND OFFSHORE (Coastal and beach erosion, Beach restoration (sand, gravel),
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• Greek case studies: The implications of the expected sea level rise on the low lying areas of continental Greece in the next century
  ...ades, the implications of the expected sea level rise are examined for the coasts of continental Greece. Furthermore, the specific economic and social impli ...ertain sea level rise will enhance the risks threatening the resilience of coasts and rivers. River channel diversions or cut-offs, irrigation, hydroelectric
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• European Sand Dune Distribution
  ...many of which are associated with embayments. Exceptionally on west facing coasts, where the prevailing westerly winds reinforce the dominant winds, large hi Further south along the west facing coasts of France and Portugal, there is greater availability of material from fluv
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• Coastal Erosion along the Changjiang Deltaic Shoreline
  ...ironmental problems. One outstanding problem is the [[erosion]] of deltaic coasts. A major cause of such erosion is a decrease in sediment discharge from del ...ainage basins are typical examples of changes on the land that also impact coasts.
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• Suspended particulate matter distribution in the North Sea
  ...requent phenomenon in coastal waters, in particular in shallow soft bottom coasts and at the mouths of rivers and estuaries. Turbidity is caused by all kinds
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• Sand dune - Country Report, Portugal
  The coasts of the larger Portuguese islands (Azores and Madeira) also include dunes bu
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• Coastal hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes and engineering
  ===Wave-dominated coasts=== ...tion to different coastline classification schemes, accretional, erosional coasts, beaches, estuaries, inlets, deltas, cliffs, mudflats, dunes, stacks, headl
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• Morphology of estuaries
  ...n of a gently sloping coastal plain. Coastal plains are present along many coasts, as shown in Fig. 1. The estuarine systems considered here are typically si Tide-dominated estuaries occur on coasts with strong semi-diurnal tides, see Fig. 4. Many such tidal systems exist i
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• Physical processes and morphology of synchronous estuaries
  ...d to be long. In sedimentary terms, Bar Built estuaries are located along coasts with plentiful supplies of marine sediments and, consequently, are close to Like tides, surges propagate as shallow water waves, raising sea levels along coasts to the right of propagation (Northern Hemisphere). Flooding often involves
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• Characteristics of sedimentary shores
  .... [[Rocky shores]] are excluded (see the corresponding article) as well as coasts strongly modified by human interventions. Coastal morphological characteris ...tal development. Hafner Publishing, New York, pp. 204</ref>. High-latitude coasts are frequently subjected to high-energy storm waves, see Fig.1.
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• Shoreface profile
  ...scribed in the article [[Rocky shore morphology]] and the shoreface of mud coasts in the article [[Coastal mud belt]]. ...pkins, T.S. and Ma, C.-M. 1984. Shoreface morphodynamics on wave-dominated coasts. Mar. Geol. 60: 331–354</ref><ref>Larson, M., Kraus, N.C. and Wise, R.A.
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• Coastal and marine sediments
  ...onship is schematically shown in Fig. 9, which holds for sandy or gravelly coasts. ...r is referred to the article [[Shoreface profile]], which deals with sandy coasts.
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• Natural variability and change in coastal ecosystems
  ...uences. Changes are visible in biologically distinct areas of seawater and coasts recognised by scientists as large marine [[ecosystems]]. Geographical chang ...run-off and flow in rivers, while the physical responses of estuaries and coasts to sea level rise will depend upon a combination at local level of [[eustat
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• Classification of sandy coastlines
  There are 5 main types of coasts defined by the [[angle of incidence]] of the prevailing waves. ...ion as a function of the angle of incidence and wave exposure for littoral coasts''</small>
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