Overtopping

Passing of water over the top of a structure as a result of wave run-up or surge action.

Glossary of Terms

Super elevation of the water surface over normal surge elevation due to onshore mass transport of the water by wave action alone.

Shoreline Management

The development of strategic, long-term and sustainable coastal defence and land-use policy within a sediment cell.

Wave Period

The time for a wave crest to traverse a distance equal to one wavelength. The time for two successive wave crests to pass a fixed point.

Mariculture

The cultivation of marine organisms.

Hydrography

The description and study of seas, lakes, rivers and other waters; the science of locating aids and dangers to navigation; the description of physical properties of the waters of a region.

Coastal Strip

A zone directly adjacent to the waterline, where only coast related activities take place. Usually this is a strip of some 100 m wide. In this strip, coastal defense activities take place. In this strip often there may be restrictions to land use.

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