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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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Barrier flat
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The flat area, often marshy and populated with low vegetation, on the bay or lagoon side of a barrier island
Wavelength
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The horizontal distance between similar points on two successive waves measured perpendicular to the crest.
Wave trough
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The lowest part of a wave form between successive crests. Also that part of a wave below still-water level.
Active margin
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A margin of a continental plate consisting of a continental shelf and slope, and an oceanic trench or basin.
Bathymetry
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The measurement of water depths in oceans, seas, and lakes; also information derived from such measurements.
Control survey
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A survey that provides coordinates (horizontal or vertical) of points to which supplementary surveys are adjusted.
Peninsula
Engineering; Coastal engineering
An elongated body of land nearly surrounded by water and connected to a larger body of land by a neck or isthmus.
