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Lecture 14: Coastal Processes I Flashcards

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Littoral zone

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Interface between marine and terrestrial environments

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Isostasy

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Changes in land elevation

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Eustasy

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Changes in sea level height

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Types of isostatic sea level changes

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Tectonic and ice-related

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What are waves commonly caused by?

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Wind

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Stokes Drift

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Elliptical water orbit movement toward coast

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Shell waves

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Produced from high winds

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Tsunamis

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Caused by vertical movement of the ocean floor

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Seiche

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Sloshing of water back and forth in lakes

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