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* [[Coastal Hydrodynamics And Transport Processes]]
 
* [[Coastal Hydrodynamics And Transport Processes]]
* [[Accumulation and erosion for different coastal types]]
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Revision as of 23:39, 17 November 2008

Definition of Accretion:
The accumulation of (beach) sediment, deposited by natural fluid flow processes.[1].
This is the common definition for Accretion, other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.

See also