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Glossary of Terms

Survey, control

A survey that provides coordinates (horizontal or vertical) of points to which supplementary surveys are adjusted.

Shoreline

The intersection of a specified plane of water with the shore or beach (e.g. the high water shoreline would be the intersection of the plane of mean high water with the shore or beach). The line delineating the shoreline on nautical charts and surveys approximates the mean high water line.

Cobble (Cobblestone)

A rock fragment between 64 and 256 mm in diameter usually rounded.

Risk Analysis

Assessment of the total risk due to all possible environmental inputs and all possible mechanisms.

Hard Defenses

General term applied to impermeable coastal defense structures of concrete, timber, steel, masonry, etc, which reflect a high proportion of incident wave energy.

Salinity Gradient

Change in salinity which can be expressed in parts per thousand per foot.

  • Home
  • ICZM Policy and Legislation
    • Updated Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (2020)
    • Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan
    • Local Legislation
    • International Conventions and Committees
  • Projects and Programs
    • Barbados Marine Spatial Plan Project
    • Coastal Risk Assessment and Management Program
    • Coastal Infrastructure Programme
    • Coastal Conservation Programme
    • Coastal Conservation Study
    • Diagnostic and Pre-Feasibility Coastal Conservation Study
  • Public Education
    • My Coast
    • Calendar of Events
    • News and Articles
    • Coastal Project Stakeholder Feedback
  • Marine Parks
    • Carlisle Bay Marine Park
    • Folkestone Marine Protected Area
  • Resources
    • CZMU Library and Online Catalog
    • Coral Reef Research Application
    • Coastal Habitat Research Permit Application
    • Coral Bleaching Report
    • Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Report
    • Sea Urchin Die-Off Report
    • Buoys
    • Careers
    • Current Issues
    • FAQs
    • Glossary of Terms
    • Photo Gallery
    • Video Gallery
    • Report an Issue
  • About the CZMU
    • Mission of the CZMU
    • History
    • CZMU Sections
    • Contact CZMU
    • Apply to be an Intern
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