Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
COASTAL PROCESSES
DEFINITION
- Scientific field of study of the land environment immediately affected by marine processes. Includes variables pertaining to both coastal features and the processes that affect them.
BROADER CONCEPT
NARROWER CONCEPTS
- BARRIER ISLANDS
- BEACHES
- COASTAL ELEVATION
- CORAL REEFS
- DELTAS
- DUNES
- EROSION
- ESTUARIES
- FJORDS
- INLETS
- INTERTIDAL ZONE
- LAGOONS
- LOCAL SUBSIDENCE TRENDS
- LONGSHORE CURRENTS
- MANGROVES
- MARSHES
- ROCKY COASTS
- SALTWATER INTRUSION
- SEA LEVEL RISE
- SEA SURFACE HEIGHT
- SEDIMENTATION
- SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
- SHOALS
- SHORELINE DISPLACEMENT
- SHORELINES
- STORM SURGE
- TIDAL HEIGHT
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/b6fd22ab-dca7-4dfa-8812-913453b5695b
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