CZMU Library and Online Catalogue Access

*Update* The CZMU Library is currently unavailable to the public. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. *Update*

The CZMU reference library contains books, journals, periodicals and reports covering a variety of topics and thematic areas including:

Coastal Zone Management
Marine Biology
Coastal Engineering
Climate Change
Coastal Hazards
Environmental Policy

As a reference library, documents cannot be borrowed from the CZMU Library as they can be from other libraries. However, interested persons may contact the CZMU Librarian Assistant (535-5733) to make an appointment for the use of the library facilities.

Glossary of Terms

Leeward

The direction toward which the wind is blowing; The direction toward which waves are travelling.

Littoral Transport Rate

The rate of transport of sedimentary material parallel or perpendicular to the shore in the littoral zone. Usually expressed in cubic metres (cubic yards) per year. Commonly synonymous with longshore transport rate.

High Water Line

In strictness, the intersection of the plane of mean high water with the shore. For specific occurrences, the highest elevation on the shore reached during a storm or rising tide, including meteorological effects.

Beach Profile

A cross-sectional plot of a shore-normal topographic and geomorphic beach survey, usually in comparison to other survey dates to illustrate seasonal and longer-term changes in beach volume.

Oversplash

The water that splashes over the top of a breakwater, seawall or other coastal defence structure.

Dune Walkover

Light construction that provides pedestrian access without trampling dune vegetation.

Search form

You are here

CZMU Library and Online Catalogue Access