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Decks in this class (10)

Lecture 2 - Astronomical tides
Newton s law of universal gravita...,
Newton s law of universal gravita...,
Earth s rotation is beneath and c...
16  cards
Waves - Lecture 3
How does wind generation influenc...,
What are the pressure gradients o...,
How does the wind vary the size o...
23  cards
Waves approaching shore and cross-shore sediment transport - Lecture 4
Differences between orbital motio...,
Why do large wavelengths travel f...,
What is the wave velocity equation 3
21  cards
Cross-shore transport - bedforms - Lecture 5
What is the surf zone 1,
How are bars formed 2,
What are the surf zone interactio...
10  cards
Storms - Lecture 6
How do cyclones form 1,
What is latent heat 2,
How are tropical storms formed 3
8  cards
Storms to pocket beaches - Lecture 7
What is a pocket beach 1,
What is beach rotation 2,
What are the 3 modes of change fo...
8  cards
Alongshore sed. transport, refraction, rocky coasts - Lecture 8
What determines wave breaking hei...,
What is refraction 2,
What does the amount of waves ben...
6  cards
Dunes Lecture 11
What are the essential ingredient...,
What areas are coastal dunes like...,
What dominant dunes occur on diss...
4  cards
Dunes Lecture 12
What are the aeolian sediment tra...,
How is an offshore wind important...,
What are the main coastal dune ty...
6  cards
Marshes and mangroves - lecture 13
What are marshes and mangroves 1,
Why haven t marshes mangroves dro...,
Components of marsh mangrove feed...
6  cards

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