Coastal Erosion and Management What is CoastalShoreline erosion
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Coastal Erosion and Management
What is Coastal/Shoreline erosion? The gradual or rapid removal of sediment from the coastline http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/1870603
What is Shoreline Erosion? Shoreline erosion happens when an agent of erosion, mostly water, breaks down and carries away sediment from the beach, or bluffs above. http: //www. public-domain-image. com/free-images/nature-landscapes/cliffs/house-oncliff-with-erosion-in-progress/attachment/house-on-cliff-with-erosion-in-progress Coastlines are constantly changing due to the action of waves, currents, and tides. Landslides and cliff retreats are part of the natural process of coastal erosion along the shore. http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/2164573
Management of Erosion The desire to build structures on coastlines has often interfered with the natural erosion processes. Protecting human-built structures from coastline erosion has been going on for centuries. https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/ Château_de_la_Napoule
Structures Lost to Coastal Erosion
Structures Lost to Coastal Erosion
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Management of Erosion Humans have invented many ways to prevent erosion, and protect structures. Examples include hard-armor and soft-armor engineering. (Photo: David Melville and Ying Chen) http: //patimes. org/sustainable-coastal-restoration-stabilization-living-shorelineproject-floridas-east-coast/
Hard-armor Engineering Requires the use of rock, concrete, or metal Examples include: seawalls, groynes, riprap, jetties, breakwaters Groynes © Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics Jetty http: //www. beachhunter. net/cocoabeach/jetty-park. htm Breakwater © EPA Seawall http: //www. coastlineconsulting-ct. com/bs. htm
Soft-armor Engineering The placement of plant materials into structures that are designed to withstand wave action. Appropriate where there are suitable conditions for plants to grow. As the plants grow, their root structures naturally stabilize the shoreline http: //www. shoreline. msu. edu/shorelinemgt/e rosion-control/ http: //www. shorefriendly. org/your-options/soft-shore-protection/
Vocabulary Coastline/Shoreline Bluff Toe erosion Marine erosion Longshore drift Seawall Groynes Riprap Jetty Breakwater
Coastline/Shoreline The line along which a large body of water meets the land https: //www. goodfreephotos. com/brazil/salvador/coastline-cityscapeand-landscape-of-salvador-brazil. jpg. php https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Indented_coastline_below_t he_cliff_top_hay_meadow_-_geograph. org. uk_-_1378368. jpg
Bluff A steep bank or cliff, especially one formed by water erosion https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Bluff_erosion_in_Pacifica. jpg https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Scarborough_Bluffs
Toe Erosion at the base of a landform As waves hit against the base of the bluff, material begins to wear away, leaving the above material unsupported. geosurvey. ohiodnr. gov
Marine Erosion due to: Hydraulic Action - waves breaking against the foot of a cliff Abrasion - rocks scraping against the land Corrasion- a rock thrown against the cliff face from a surging wave Attrition-rocks carried by seawater colliding https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Effects_of_global_warming_on_oceans
Longshore Drift https: //revisionworld. com/gcse-revision/geography/coastal-landscapes/coastal-processes/longshore-drift Waves that hit the beach at an angle carry sand gravel up the beach face at an angle. When the water washes back, the sediment is carried straight back down the beach face. Individual particles are moved along the beach in a zig-zag pattern.
Seawall http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/782406 A wall or barrier built to prevent the sea from encroaching on or eroding an area of land https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Sea_wall_at_Saint_Jean_de_Luz. j pg
Groyne A low wall built out from the coast to the sea to prevent marine erosion https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Groyne_on_the_beach_near_Bacton__geograph. org. uk_-_775611. jpg http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/15974
Riprap Naturally interlocking stones that form a barrier http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/3738285 http: //www. geograph. org. uk/photo/77 0910
Jetty A structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Rock_jetty_in_North_Kingston, _RI. JPG https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Jetty
Breakwater A barrier that breaks the force of waves http: //www. cowesharbourcommission. co. uk/cowes_breakwater_project_november_2015_report
Sources American Geosciences Institute http: //www. k 5 geosource. org/1 content/1 sc/rocks/pg 9. html Michigan Inland Lake Shorelines http: //www. shoreline. msu. edu/shorelinemgt/erosion-control/
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