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Interacting Natural processes in the Muriwai Coastal Environment - Coggle…
Interacting Natural processes in the Muriwai Coastal Environment
The Beach and Dune Environment
Coastal Transportation (Sediment)
Swash
Backwash
Longshore drift
Littoral drift
Coastal Deposition (Sediment)
Constructive waves (swash exceeds backwash)
Wave refraction in bays
Aeolian Transport
Traction (rolling)
Saltation (skipping)
Suspension (carried by wind)
Dune Migration
vegetation processes
colonisation
growth
root binding
nitrogen fixing
leaf fall
soil processes
The Headland Environment
Wave Refraction
Focuses wave energy on headlands
high energy environment
erosion predominates
Coastal Erosion
Hydraulic action
Wave pounding
abrasion
attrition
corrosion
Weathering
oxidation
Hydrolysis
exfoliation
Salt crystallisation
root wedging
Geological Processes
Volcanism
tectonic compression resulted in jointing