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Coastal Zone Glossary
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- 1FetchThe distance of open water over which the wind can blow
- 2BeachA deposit of sand or shingle at the coast, often found at the head of the bay
- 3CrestThe top of a wave
- 4SwashThe forward movement of a wave up a beach
- 5BackwashThe backward movement of water down a beach when a wave is broken
- 6Constructive waveA powerful wave with a strong swash that surges up a beach
- 7Destructive waveA wave formed by a local storm that crashes down onto a beach and has a powerful backwash
- 8RockfallThe collapse of a cliff face or the fall of individual rocks from a cliff
- 9Hydraulic powerThe sheer power of waves
- 10CorrasionThe effect of rocks being flung at the cliff by powerful waves
- 11SolutionThe dissolving of rocks, such as limestone and chalk
- 12AttritionThe knocking together of pebbles, making them gradually smaller and smoother
- 13TractionHeavy particles rolled along the seabed
- 14SolutionThe transport of dissolved chemicals
- 15SaltationA hopping movement of pebbles along the seabed
- 16SuspensionLighter particles carried (suspended) within the water
- 17Longshore driftThe transport of sediment along a stretch of coastline caused by waves approaching the beach at an angle
- 18HeadlandA promontory of land jutting out into the sea
- 19BayA broad coastal inlet often with a beach
- 20Wave-cut platformA wide, gently sloping rocky surface at the foot a cliff
- 21Wave-cut notchA small indentation (or notch) cut into a cliff roughly at the level of high tide caused by concentrated marine erosion at this level
- 22CaveA hollowed-out feature at the base of an eroding cliff
- 23ArchA headland that has been partly broken through by the sea to form a thin-roofed arch
- 24StackAn isolated pinnacle of rock sticking out of the sea
- 25SpitA finger of new land made of sand or shingle, jutting out into the sea from the coast
- 26Salt marshLow-lying coastal wetland mostly extending between high and low tide
- 27BarA spit that has grown across a bay
- 28Shoreline Management Plan (SMP)An integrated coastal management plan for a stretch of coastline in England and Wales
- 29Hard engineeringBuilding artificial structures such as sea walls aimed at controlling natural processes
- 30Soft engineeringA sustainable approach to managing the coast without using artificial structures
- 31Managed retreatAllowing controlled flooding of low-lying coastal areas or cliff collapse in areas where the value of the land is low
- 32Pioneer plantThe first plant species to colonise an area that is well adapted to living in a harsh environment
- 33Vegetation successionA sequence of vegetation species colonising an environment
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