Difference between revisions of "Littoral Cell"
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| − | A reach of the coast that is isolated sedimentologically from adjacent coastal reaches and that features | + | A reach of the coast that is isolated sedimentologically from adjacent coastal reaches and that features its own sources and sinks. Isolation is typically caused by protruding headlands, submarine canyons, inlets and some river mouths that prevent littoral sediment from one cell to pass into the next. Cells may range in size from a multi-hundred meter [[Pocket Beach]] in a rocky coast to a [[Barrier Island]] many tens of kilometers long. |
Also see [http://www.dbw.ca.gov/csmw/littoral_cells.aspx here] and [http://coastalchange.ucsd.edu/st3_basics/littoralcell.html here]. | Also see [http://www.dbw.ca.gov/csmw/littoral_cells.aspx here] and [http://coastalchange.ucsd.edu/st3_basics/littoralcell.html here]. | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 22 March 2012
This page is available in multiple languages:
Littoral Cell (English)
沿岸セル (日本語)
Celda litoral (Español)
Littoral Cell (English)
沿岸セル (日本語)
Celda litoral (Español)
A reach of the coast that is isolated sedimentologically from adjacent coastal reaches and that features its own sources and sinks. Isolation is typically caused by protruding headlands, submarine canyons, inlets and some river mouths that prevent littoral sediment from one cell to pass into the next. Cells may range in size from a multi-hundred meter Pocket Beach in a rocky coast to a Barrier Island many tens of kilometers long.