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Wave size and speed depends on |
Wind speed, length of time the wind has blown, fetch (distance that the wind has traveled across open water) |
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Beach Drift |
Sediment is transported in a zigzag pattern along the shore -up- perpendicular to waves. -down- perpendicular to shore |
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Longshore current |
Set up the action of waves striking the coast at a slight angle, typically aligned with the local wind direction. |
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Beach drift |
A sideways movement of beach materials with the swash and backswash of the water |
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Longshore current |
A current that runs parallel to the beach |
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Longshore drift |
Sediment that is moves by the longshore current |
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Littoral drift |
Beach drift plus longshore drift |
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Rip current |
Returns longshore current water to open ocean |
