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Glossary of Terms

A tide that occurs at or near the time of new or full moon (syzygy) and which rises highest and falls lowest from the mean sea level.

Sediment transport down the beach (parallel to the shoreline) caused by longshore currents and/or waves approaching obliquely to the shoreline.

Blowout

a depression on the land surface caused by wind erosion.

Benthic communities, usually on shallow, sandy or muddy bottoms, dominated by grasslike marine plants.

A wave moving landward.

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