Beach features Flashcards
What are beach berms
A nearly horizontal plateau on the beach face or backshore, formed by the deposition of beach material by wave action, or by means of a mechanical plant as part of a beach recharge scheme
what is a Barrier beach
A sand or shingle bar above high tide, parallel to the coastline and separated from it by a lagoon.. This is the common definition for Barrier beach
what are beach cusps
Beach cusps are shoreline formations made up of various grades of sediment in an arc pattern. The horns are made up of coarser material and the embayment contains finer sediment. … However, they can occur with sediment of any size.
what is beach morphology
Coastal morphodynamics (i.e. the dynamics of beach morphology) refers to the study of the interaction and adjustment of the seafloor topography and fluid hydrodynamic processes, seafloor morphologies and sequences of change dynamics involving the motion of sediment.
