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Coastal Landforms
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Basic Concepts I. Sea level changes repeatedly 422 ft. eustatic rise since 18,000 years ago. specific landscapes submergent or emergent depending on tectonic change II. Waves and resultant currents erode, transport, and deposit sediment load. rocky headlands beaches III. Tides affect all coastal life but have little topographic effect. tidal bores
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Eustatic Change and Submergent vs. Emergent Coastlines during ice ages sea level sinks as ocean water compresses and more water is tied up in glaciers. During interglacial periods sea level rises, flooding many former river valleys creating bays and estuaries. In areas with rapid tectonic uplift emergent cliffs common and bays rare.
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Submergent Coastlines Sea level rise inundated many coastal valleys creating bays and estuaries. These coasts are referred to as ria coastlines. Estuary - An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.
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Emergent Coastlines Tectonic forces lift coastlines faster than sea- level rises. Dramatic cliffs and marine terraces tower above the sea.
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COASTAL FLUVIAL PROCESSES/LANDFORMS Coastal Erosion - dependent on wave size, angle, and frequency. Focused where waves contact coast. Headlands, sea cliffs, bluffs, sea stacks, natural bridges Beach Erosion Coastal Transportation - wave action creates strong currents parallel to shore. Large waves move beach sand offshore. Small waves push it back on shore. Longshore current Coastal Deposition – where wave action is reduced, beaches and dunes form. beaches dunes sand spits
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Isla Vista Beach, October 2001
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Isla Vista Beach, December 2002
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Beach Erosion
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Marine Terraces
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Point Reyes National Seashore
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Wave Refraction - waves change directional trend as they approach shore. Raglan, New Zealand
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Tombolo
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Sand Spit
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Sea Stacks
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Natural Bridges and Arches
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Barrier Islands
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Outer Banks, North Carolina
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Tropical Coasts
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Factors Correlated with Healthy Coral Reef Growth water temperature range: 18 – 29 C normal seawater salinity: 32 – 35 ‰ clear, transparent water little or no sedimentation vigorous water motion
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Tropical Mangroves
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Mangroves create tidal forests. These rich ecosystems provide habitat for countless creatures and help to stabilize and, by catching sediment, even create coastline.
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Tides Tides rise and fall with the rising moon, an interval of 24 hours and 50 minutes. There is a bulge on both sides of the earth. Thus two high tides each cycle. Flood tide (low to high) takes 6:13 and then ebb tide (back to low) is another 6:13.
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Tides Tide range dependent on relative position of earth, moon, and sun. Spring Tides - highest tidal range Neap Tides - lowest tidal range
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Tides Tide range dependent on relative position of earth, moon, and sun. Spring Tides - highest tides. Neap Tides - lowest tides. Full Moon Half Moon
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Tides Low Tide, New Brunswick
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Tides
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