Nearshore circulation
The horizontal movement of water caused by tides, which can be either towards or away from the shore
Tidal streams
A narrow channel where strong Tidal currents meet, often resulting in turbulence and mixing
The study of coastal dynamics covers a wide range of topics, including wave dynamics, sedimentation transport, coastal erosion and retention, delta formation and evolution, island evolution, and the impact of human activities on coastal environments
The Physical Foundations of Coastal Dynamics
The vertical range of water level changes caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun on the Earth's oceans
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A simplified model that considers only one spatial dimension, commonly representing the shoreline as a single point