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Coastal engineering
A branch of civil engineering that applies engineering principles specifically to projects within the coastal zone including areas nearshore, estuary, marine, and shoreline.
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Engineering; Coastal engineering
(1) The flowing of water, or other liquid or gas. (2) That portion of a stream of water which is moving with a velocity much greater than the average or in which the progress of the water is ...
Rayleigh distribution
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A model probability distribution, commonly used in analysis of waves.
Hydraulic radius
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Quotient of the wetted cross-sectional area and the wetted perimeter.
Tidal river
Engineering; Coastal engineering
That part of a river where the water level is influenced by the tide.
Altimeter
Engineering; Coastal engineering
An instrument that determines its distance above a particular surface.
Recharge
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The addition of new water to an aquifer or to the zone of saturation.
Deep water waves
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A wave in water the depth of which is greater than one-half the wave length.
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