The Operation of coasts as a system:
- Created by: AyyJackk
- Created on: 28-02-19 19:48
Coastal zones are dynamic environments in which landscapes develop by the interaction of wind, waves, currents and terrestrial & marine sediments.
Landforms originate due to energy and sediment.
Sediment plays a role in certain processes of erosion and cycles around a system to form landforms.
Process-response method: morphology of a coastal landform is a result of processes operating around a system.
Sediment budget: how much sediment is available, its source, its store and how it leaves a system.
Inputs:
- Energy from waves, winds, tides and currents.
- LSD in
- Geology of the coastline.
- Beach nourishment
Erosional Components:
- Shore platform
- Blowhole
- Arch
- Stump
Depositional Components:
- Beaches
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