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• Longshore drift — (sometimes known as shore drift, LSD or littoral drift) is a geological process by which sediments such as sand or other materials, move along a beach shore.MechanismLongshore drift is the net movement of sand and other fine particles like shell… …   Wikipedia

• longshore drift — noun the movement of material along a coast by waves which approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it …   English new terms dictionary

• Denham Jordan — (getauft 10. April 1836 in Milton Regis, Kent; † 15. Mai 1920 in Dorking) war ein britischer Handwerker, Zeichner und Naturschriftsteller. Er publizierte unter dem Pseudonym A son of the marshes, deutsch „Ein Sohn der Marschen“, eine Anspielung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Coastal management — This article is about coastal management aimed to prevent erosion and flooding. For broader management issues, see Integrated coastal zone management. Oosterscheldekering sea wall, the Netherlands. In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and… …   Wikipedia

• Groyne — Groynes in Sitges A groyne (groin in the United States) is a rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or from a bank (in rivers) that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment. In the ocean,… …   Wikipedia

• Heavy mineral sands ore deposits — Heavy minerals (dark) in a quartz beach sand (Chennai, India). Heavy mineral sands are a class of ore deposit which is an important source of zirconium, titanium, thorium, tungsten, rare earth elements, the industrial minerals diamond …   Wikipedia