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![]() Many stretches of the East Anglia, England coastline are prone to heavy levels of erosion, such as this, the collapsed section of cliffs at Hunstanton, Norfolk. |
Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land and the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage (see also beach evolution). Waves, generated by storms, wind, or fast moving motor craft, cause coastal erosion, which may take the form of long-term losses of sediment and rocks, or merely the temporary redistribution of coastal sediments; erosion in one location may result in accretion nearby. The study of erosion and sediment redistribution is called 'coastal morphodynamics'. It may be caused by hydraulic action, abrasion, impact and corrosion.
- Related: Beach nourishment, Bioerosion, Coastal sediment supply, Coastal management, Deposition (sediment), Erosion, Longshore Drift, Marine terrace, Modern recession of beaches, Natural arch, Sand dune stabilization, Coastal Development Hazards
Sustainable coastal erosion management in Europe Sustainable coastal erosion management in Europe www.eurosion.org - Web |
Coastal Erosion Information from the Coastal Ocean... Coastal Erosion Information from the Coastal Ocean Institute www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=11914 - Web |
Environment Agency guide to coastal erosion Environment Agency guide to coastal erosion www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/107495.aspx - Web |
Gallery for «Coastal erosion»
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Wave Erosion Wave Erosion cse.cosm.sc.edu/erth_sci/Coasts/Erode.htm - Web |
Time-lapse movie of beach erosion in Australia Time-lapse movie of beach erosion in Australia www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN_0LM1XtbU - Web |
Examine an example of wave erosion Examine an example of wave erosion www.classzone.com/.../es1606page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization - Web |
Erosion & Flooding in the Parish of Easington Erosion & Flooding in the Parish of Easington www.hull.ac.uk/coastalobs/easington/erosionandflooding/ - Web |
Some interesting teaching resources Some interesting teaching resources www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=resources - Web |
Examples of coastal landforms Examples of coastal landforms www.fettes.com/caithness/coastal%20erosion.htm - Web |
US Economic Costs of Coastal Erosion & Inundation US Economic Costs of Coastal Erosion & Inundation www.economics.noaa.gov/?goal=weather&file=events/erosion/ - Web |
British Geological Survey coastal erosion and land... British Geological Survey coastal erosion and landslides case studies www.bgs.ac.uk/.../caseStudies.html - Web |
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Work to reduce coastal erosion at Lyme Regis in Do... Work to reduce coastal erosion at Lyme Regis in Dorset 2006 www.malconet.me.uk/lymebeach - Web |
Images of Coastal features Images of Coastal features www.earthscienceworld.org/.../results.html?Keyword=Sea%20Stacks#null - Web |