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== Classification of sediments ==
 
== Classification of sediments ==
  
Sediment Classification
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* Sediment Classification
rocky coastlines
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* [[coastal zone characteristics]]
sandy coastlines
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* [[rocky shores]] - change to singular
muddy coastlines
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* [[sandy shores]] - change to singular
gravel beaches
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* muddy coastlines - [[characteristics of muddy coasts]]
reflective beaches
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* gravel beaches - [[shingle shores and gravel banks]]
dissipative beaches
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* reflective beaches
 
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* dissipative beaches
  
 
== Sediment transport ==
 
== Sediment transport ==
  
accretion
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* [[accretion]]
deposition
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* [[deposition]]
  
Radiation Stress
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* [[Radiation stress]]
  
Sediment dynamics
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* [[Sediment dynamics]]
Sediment budget
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* [[Sediment budget]]
Feedback mechanisms
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* [[Feedback mechanisms]]
Self-organization
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* [[Self-organization]]
  
littoral transport
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* [[littoral transport]]
bottom boundary layer
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* [[bottom boundary layer]]
sediment properties
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* [[sediment properties]]
particle size characteristics
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* [[particle size characteristics]]
grain size
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* [[grain size]]
phi scale
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* [[phi scale]]
porosity
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* [[porosity]]
viscosity
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* [[viscosity]]
specific gravity
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* [[specific gravity]]
settling velocity
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* [[settling velocity]]
fall velocity disambiguation settling velocity
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* fall velocity disambiguation settling velocity
bed shear stress
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* [[bed shear stress]]
thresholds of grain movement
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* [[thresholds of grain movement]]
laminar flow
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* [[laminar flow]]
turbulent flow
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* [[turbulent flow]]
Reynolds number
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* [[Reynolds number]]
Froude number
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* [[Froude number]]
benthic boundary layer
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* [[benthic boundary layer]]
traction
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* [[traction]]
saltation
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* [[saltation]]
bedforms
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* [[bedforms]]
  
equilibrium profile
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* [[equilibrium profile]]
beach cross-shore profile
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* beach cross-shore profile
beach long-shore shape
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* beach long-shore shape
closure depth
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* closure depth
wave generated bedforms
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* wave generated bedforms
tidally generated bedforms
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* tidally generated bedforms
ridge and runnel
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* ridge and runnel
ripples
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* ripples
antidunes
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* antidunes
rolling-grain ripples
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* rolling-grain ripples
vortex ripples
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* vortex ripples
longshore bars and troughs / longshore bar
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* longshore bars and troughs / longshore bar
berm / berm formation
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* berm / berm formation
bed shear stress
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* bed shear stress
deltas
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* deltas
turbidity
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* turbidity
turbidity currents
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* turbidity currents
bar formation
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* bar formation
bar migration
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* bar migration
transverse bar
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* transverse bar
dune formation
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* dune formation
dune morphology
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* dune morphology
scarp
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* scarp
crescentic bars
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* crescentic bars
cohesive sediment dynamics
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* cohesive sediment dynamics
turbidity
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* turbidity
turbidity maximum
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* turbidity maximum
fluid muds
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* fluid muds
turbulence
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* turbulence
settling lag
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* settling lag
  
non-cohesive sediment dynamics
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* non-cohesive sediment dynamics
aeolian
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* aeolian
aeolian transport
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* aeolian transport
blowouts
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* blowouts
precipitation ridge
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* precipitation ridge
transgressive dune fields
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* transgressive dune fields
  
  
erosional coastal features
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* erosional coastal features
accretional coastal features
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* accretional coastal features
dredging
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* dredging
sand mining
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* sand mining
 
 
  
 
== Bedforms ==
 
== Bedforms ==
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Revision as of 21:19, 3 December 2008

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Classification of sediments

Sediment transport

  • equilibrium profile
  • beach cross-shore profile
  • beach long-shore shape
  • closure depth
  • wave generated bedforms
  • tidally generated bedforms
  • ridge and runnel
  • ripples
  • antidunes
  • rolling-grain ripples
  • vortex ripples
  • longshore bars and troughs / longshore bar
  • berm / berm formation
  • bed shear stress
  • deltas
  • turbidity
  • turbidity currents
  • bar formation
  • bar migration
  • transverse bar
  • dune formation
  • dune morphology
  • scarp
  • crescentic bars
  • cohesive sediment dynamics
  • turbidity
  • turbidity maximum
  • fluid muds
  • turbulence
  • settling lag
  • non-cohesive sediment dynamics
  • aeolian
  • aeolian transport
  • blowouts
  • precipitation ridge
  • transgressive dune fields


  • erosional coastal features
  • accretional coastal features
  • dredging
  • sand mining

Bedforms

Sediments may self-organize into various bedforms, such as ripples and dunes. These are described in the article on geomorphology.

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The main author of this article is Somerville, Tracy
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Citation: Somerville, Tracy (2008): Sediment. Available from http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Sediment [accessed on 28-03-2024]