Concept information
Preferred term
COASTAL PROCESSES
Definition
- Scientific field of study of the land environment immediately affected by marine processes. Includes variables pertaining to both coastal features and the processes that affect them. (en)
Broader concept
- OCEANS (en)
Narrower concepts
- BARRIER ISLANDS (en)
- BEACHES (en)
- BOTTOM COVER TYPE (en)
- COASTAL ELEVATION (en)
- CORAL REEFS (en)
- DELTAS (en)
- DUNES (en)
- EROSION (en)
- ESTUARIES (en)
- FJORDS (en)
- INLETS (en)
- INTERTIDAL ZONE (en)
- LAGOONS (en)
- LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS (en)
- LONGSHORE CURRENTS (en)
- MANGROVES (en)
- MARSHES (en)
- ROCKY COASTS (en)
- SALTWATER INTRUSION (en)
- SEA LEVEL RISE (en)
- SEA SURFACE HEIGHT (en)
- SEDIMENTATION (en)
- SEDIMENT TRANSPORT (en)
- SHOALS (en)
- SHORELINE DISPLACEMENT (en)
- SHORELINES (en)
- STORM SURGE (en)
- TIDAL HEIGHT (en)
Change note
- 2021-10-19 08:45:27.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [b6fd22ab-dca7-4dfa-8812-913453b5695b,774885] - BOTTOM COVER TYPE [22450240-b06c-4954-a8d6-c6b756dab92d,778192]);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/b6fd22ab-dca7-4dfa-8812-913453b5695b
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