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shoreface — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the narrow zone seaward or lakeward from the low watermark in which sand and gravel are moved by waves and currents … Useful english dictionary
Upper shoreface — refers to the portion of the seafloor that is shallow enough to be agitated by everyday wave action (wave base).OverviewWater is moved in a circular motion when a wave passes. The radius of the circle of motion for any given water molecule… … Wikipedia
Lower shoreface — refers to the portion of the seafloor that lies below everyday wave base (see also upper shoreface). In this portion of the coastal environment, only the larger waves produced during storms have the power to agitate the sea bottom. Between storms … Wikipedia
Shoal — Bar (landform) redirects here. For other uses, see Bar (disambiguation)#Landforms. Sandbank redirects here. For other uses, see Sandbank (disambiguation). For other uses, see Shoal (disambiguation). Sandbar between St. Agnes and Gugh on the Isles … Wikipedia
Geologic modelling — is the applied science of creating computerized representations of portions of the Earth s crust, especially oil and gas fields and groundwater aquifers. In the oil and gas industry, realistic geologic models are required as input to reservoir… … Wikipedia
Sandstone — is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand size mineral or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth s crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any color, but the most… … Wikipedia
Carolina Bay — Carolina bays are elliptical depressions concentrated along the Atlantic seaboard within coastal Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and northcentral Florida (Prouty 1952, Kaczorowski 1977). In… … Wikipedia
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Hadlow Down — Infobox UK place official name=Hadlow Down country=England region=South East England static static image caption= area footnotes=cite web |url=http://www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk/webview/ |title=East Sussex in Figures |accessdate=2008 04 26… … Wikipedia
Inaria — Taxobox color = #taxobox colour|incertae sedis name = Inaria fossil range = Ediacaran image width = 250px image caption = Inaria karli with Albumares domain = Eukaryota phylum authority = Hatschek, 1888 phylum = ?Cnidaria classis = ?Anthozoa… … Wikipedia
Henry W. Posamentier — Henry William Posamentier (born December 4, 1948) is an American geologist. He helped pioneer and develop the modern approach to sequence stratigraphy, blending the disciplines of sedimentology, stratigraphy, and depositional systems analysis,… … Wikipedia
