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Waves, Currents, and Coastlines

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Waves, Currents, and Coastlines

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    1. Waves, Currents, and Coastlines Chapter 10

    2. Morris Island Lighthouse, SC

    3. Coastlines Active vs. passive margins Population concentration Seven of 20 largest US cities on or near coastline 53% US population lives in coastal counties

    4. Deep-water wave form (water depth > 0.5L)

    5. Water particle motion

    6. Factors controlling waves Wind speed Duration Fetch

    8. Plunging breakers

    9. Spilling breakers

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