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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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Mean depth
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The average depth of the water area between the still water level and the shoreface profile from the waterline to any chosen distance seaward.
Bulkhead
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A structure or partition to retain or prevent sliding of the land. A secondary purpose is to protect the upland against damage from wave action.
Recurved spit
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A spit whose outer end in turned landward by current deflection, by the opposing action of two or more currents, or by wave refraction; a hook.
Roadstead
Engineering; Coastal engineering
An area of the sea used for anchorage of vessels and transhipment of cargo, usually without the protection from weather associated with harbors.
Ekman transport
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Resultant flow at right angles to and to the right of the wind direction (in the northern hemisphere) referred to as upwelling and downwelling.
Progressive wave
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A wave that moves relative to a fixed coordinate system in a fluid. The direction in which it moves is termed the direction of wave propagation.
Submarine valley
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A prolongation of a land valley into or across a continental or insular shelf, which generally gives evidence of having been formed by stream erosion.
