Erosion 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal environmentsASWJEC Created by: alicia8Created on: 12-05-17 21:13 High Energy events 45-65 degrees from equator 1 of 9 Short Term - Storms Dorset - Jan&Feb 2014 14 storms in 5 weeks 80mph wind. 14m high waves 2 of 9 Cliffs erosion Birling gap, East Sussex - 7 years of erosion in 2 months, 3m. avaerage is 20-30cm a year 3 of 9 Sand Dunes erosion 2 years worth in 1 afternoon . Retreated 400 yards 4 of 9 Makaha Beach tides 145 feet differnce between hightide peak oin summer and winter 5 of 9 Eustatic Sea Level Change 18cm in the last 100 years 6 of 9 Isostatic Sea Level change Scotland rising 3cm a year. During last ice age glaciers expanded from Arctic down to London 7 of 9 Sognefjord Norway 1 mile deep. was once 3km thick. Connected to North Sea. Penetrates more than 200km inland from coast 8 of 9 Raised beaches Scotland rising 3cm a year. Kings cave Isle of Arran 9 of 9
1.1 What processes and factors are responsible for distinctive fluvial landforms? 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating
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