IX. Shorelines

A. Waves 
  1. basics (fig. 13.3)
    1. wavelength
    2. wave base
  2. types of waves
    1. swells
    2. breakers; surf
  3. motion of water and sediment  (fig. 13.5, 13.9)
    1. longshore current
    2. beach  drift
B. Shorelines
  1. depositional beaches (fig. 13.14)
    1. spits 
    2. baymouth bars (fig. 13.12)
    3. barrier islands (fig. 13.13)
    4. tombolo
  2. human effects 
    1. groin  (fig. 13.15)
    2. breakwater (fig. 13.16)
  3. erosional
    1. coastal straightening (fig. 13.18)
    2. wave-cut cliffs, wave-cut platform (fig. 13.10)
    3. sea cave/sea arc/sea stack  (fig. 13.11)
  4. carbonate shorelines
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