Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

by Robin Davidson-Arnott

• ISBN13: 9780521696715
• ISBN10: 0521696712
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-25
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Written for undergraduate students studying coastal geomorphology, this is the complete guide to the processes at work on our coastlines and the features we see in coastal systems across the world. Accessible to students from a range of disciplines, the quantitative approach of this book helps to build a solid understanding of wave and current processes that shape coastlines. The resulting processes of erosion, transport and deposition and the features they create are clearly explained, with over 400 illustrations and photographs. From sandy beaches to coral reefs, the major coastal features are related to contemporary processes and to sea-level changes over the past 25,000 years. Key equations describing or predicting measurements from instruments used to map these processes are all presented in this wide-ranging overview. Davidson-Arnott completes this teaching package with online material that brings the subject to life, including videos of coastal processes and virtual field trips.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Coastal geomorphology

Sea level fluctuations and changes

Wind-generated waves

Waves - wave theory and wave dynamics

Surf zone circulation

Coastal sediment transport

Beach and nearshore systems

Coastal sand dunes

Barrier systems

Salt marshes and mangroves

Coral reefs and atolls

Cliffed and rocky coasts

Index

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