coastlines
- Created by: albin jacob
- Created on: 14-04-14 16:04
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- Coastlines
- destructive
- They are frequent and close together
- they arrive at a rate of 13-15 waves per min
- they are tall and steep
- the crashing water erodes the beach
- they have strong backwash
- they have weak swash - not much material is deposited
- the beach is made very steep
- destructive waves are more common in the winter - more storms
- constructive
- they arrive slowly
- rate of 6-8
- they are shallow - so water runs gently upto the beach
- the swash is stronger than the backwash- they deposit
- constructive waves common in summer - less storms
- destructive
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