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Coastal Geomorphology
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Wind1. Velocity 2. Duration 3. Distance over which the wind blows (the
Fetch)Velocity and Duration Vs. FetchHigh velocity + over a long period of time +
over long distance of open water = some pretty big waves
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Wave anatomy Wavelength (L), the horizontal distance
between wave crests or troughs; Wave height (H), the vertical distance
between wave crest and wave trough; Wave period (T) The time taken for two
successive wave crests to pass the same point Celerity = wave speed = T = (L/T)
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Oscillatory movement Little water, transport, most of the wave
energy lies in vertical transfer.
Wave base
Wave base depth: ½ LOcean bottom
Circular motion
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Wave period (T)
Chop; T = 1 to 10 seconds, L ~ 1 -10 m Swell; T = 10 to 30 seconds, L ~ 10 to 100
m, (generated by distant storms)
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Waves approaching a shore
A to B, wave speed decreases to due drag, lead to a decrease in wavelength
A to C, wave height increases
Wave base
AB
C
Breaker
Zone
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Wave concepts In deep water, longer waves travel more
rapidly than shorter waves and will gradually leave short waves behind. (Wave dispersion)
Leads to the swell formations as waves of diverse length differentiate from one another resulting in regularly spaced wave periods.
When varying sets of wave periods meet near the coastline the wave ‘trains’ often produce wave higher than either one, (Surf beat)
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Tsunamis Large waves formed by sudden tectonic
displacement of the sea floor, submarine or subaerial landslides, and submarine volcanic eruptions.
Enormous wavelengths, 100 to 200 km, and extremely low wave heights approx. 1 meter
In the deep ocean the waves may go by unnoticed, but in shallow water the wave heights are capable of growing. (E.g. 525 meters or 1740 feet! Punch it? Or sit back and enjoy?)
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Photo by C.E. Heinzel
Lituya Bay Alaska
July 10, 1958
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Activity along the shoreline
Long shore current Rip current Beach drifting (dune formation) Beach drifting + long shore current = Long
shore transport
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Longshore current
Product of seaward waves that strike the shoreface obliquely.
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Rip currents
Are strong narrow currents at nearly right angles to the shoreline that move seaward through the surf.
Present a danger to swimming!
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Coastal Erosion
Sea cliffs
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Sea cliffs
Destructive forces, hydraulic forces (compressed air, water weight) Impacting force of rock debris Chemical attack
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Sea cliff regression
In New England: Cystalline rock 0m/yr Cape Cod: Glacial drift 30cm/yr New Jersey: Sand, gravel, clay 2m/yr Louisiana: sand, clay, up to 38m/yr
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Coastal deposition
Beaches Littoral drifting Spits and bars Barrier bars and Islands
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Beaches Accumulations of
sand, pebbles, or cobbles along a shoreline in the zone of breakers. Sediment
availability Fluvial transport Sea cliff erosion
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Beach location
Determined by; Sediment supply Wave activity
Continually evolving Everyday processes Storm events
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Littoral Drifting
Sediment is moved through Swash transfer Long-shore currents It is estimated that 450,000 cubic yards of
sediment is moved by littoral drift annually
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Spits and Bars A ridge of sediment connected at one end to
land and terminating in open water at the other end.
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Barrier Bars and Islands
Bars Large, elongate bars, usually composed of sand,
just off shore and parallel to the shoreline but not attached to the mainland. 3 to 30 km off shore Extend for 10 to 100 km
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Barrier Islands The seaward side contains Low-gradient beaches Dunes Continuously changing (storms)
The landward side contains Lagoons Salt marshes Large, shallow, tidal mud flats
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