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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL PROCESSES

Preferred term

COASTAL PROCESSES  

Definition

  • Coastal processes refers to the action of natural forces (e.g., erosion, deposition, tectonic uplift) on the shoreline, and the nearshore seabed. Some examples of landforms resulting from these processes are wave-cut cliffs, beaches, and wave-cut benches. (en)

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Change note

  • 2013-08-05 11:21:48.0 [tbs1979] update PrefLabel (COASTAL PROCESSES);
  • 2013-08-06 08:21:55.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - ACCRETION [ee016b0b-353b-4811-bfc2-5d32aed59f29,105555]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:34:54.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - ABRASION [9ca8db82-9230-42e0-ad91-9068bc144855,105557]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:35:06.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - ATTRITION/WEATHERING [4dee8110-972f-4665-bd28-a9e64de21a16,105559]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:36:18.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - CHEMICAL SOLUTION [1e73dd30-abb5-4723-be3e-71706d2b1ea1,105561]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:36:29.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - DEPOSITION [8b99d6c3-1751-43e6-81d1-92a7618cadb3,105563]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:36:46.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - HYDRAULIC ACTION [ebb8ef06-0f73-48eb-bc22-47f36a729bc6,105565]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:37:05.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - FLOODING [a2401a77-908f-4c03-abcc-d27d99586967,105567]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:37:34.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - SEDIMENT TRANSPORT [5e101ced-5d9f-4733-8768-38db92d83660,105569]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:37:43.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - SEDIMENTATION [866aa07b-132c-4b93-9ced-d74b56b3016f,105571]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:39:19.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - SALTATION [c344fddc-ffa8-4093-bcf5-bcfe7806c737,105579]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:39:36.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - SEA LEVEL CHANGES [2aad0e7e-1c96-4d87-adeb-4894225e2922,105581]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:40:03.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - SUBMERGENCE [43b2798d-32ac-497f-8881-98d52422e3ac,105583]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:40:16.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - SUBSIDENCE [af017320-085a-4e6c-81c2-38056cb55c7b,105585]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:40:40.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - SUSPENSION [62ecfc64-48d0-4373-9c44-599471703cf4,105587]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:40:52.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - WAVE EROSION [097a7f54-df6e-4aeb-8d15-65d4bd24da64,105589]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:41:12.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - WAVE REFRACTION [df4a0112-3aba-41ca-816a-86129cacb6a5,105591]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:41:31.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - WAVE DIFFRACTION [ab0138b8-6939-4ac1-aa5f-36073d52360b,105593]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:41:51.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - WAVE BREAKING [406bfa8b-8522-4776-936a-1fda8b0cfe97,105595]);
  • 2013-08-06 08:42:08.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add narrower relation (COASTAL PROCESSES [e26803a0-82ea-40c4-a41a-9e222c9bd09a,86507] - WAVE SHOALING [15d5b23c-f739-43b5-bf14-3063c0a59f2d,105597]);
  • 2013-08-20 09:26:13.0 [tbs1979] update Definition (Coastal processes refers to the action of natural forces (e.g., erosion, deposition, tectonic uplift) on the shoreline, and the nearshore seabed. Some examples of landforms resulting from these processes are wave-cut cliffs, beaches, and wave-cut benches.); update Definition (Adapted from the Glossary of Coastal Terminology, NOAA Coastal Services Center and Washington State Department of Ecology, "http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.html#glossary" and from Thurman, Harold V., Essentials of Oceanography, 5th Ed. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1996. );

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