Coral Bleaching Reporting

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Glossary of Terms

Leeward

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

Natural Resources

May be classified as non-renewable (e.g. coal, oil) and renewable. The latter may further be classified as unconditionally renewable (e.g. solar, tidal or wind energy) and conditionally renewable (e.g. fish, forest products). Conditionally renewable sources will last indefinitely if not over-exploited because that part of the resource that is used can be replaced through natural processes.

Updrift

The direction opposite that of the predominant movement of littoral materials.

Siltation

The input of non-calcareous fine-grained sediments to the nearshore marine environment, or the settling out of fine-grained sediments on the sea floor.

The settling of fine-grained particles to the sea bottom.

Downstream

Along coasts with obliquely approaching waves there is a longshore (wave-driven) current.

Oversplash

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

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