Coral Bleaching Reporting

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Glossary of Terms

Littoral Transport

The movement of beach material in the littoral zone by waves and currents. Includes movement parallel (longshore drift) and sometimes perpendicular (cross-shore transport) to the shore; Also referred to as littoral drift.

Dynamic Equilibrium

A system in flux, but with influxes equal to outfluxes.

Washover

Sediment deposited inland of a beach by over wash processes. Water depth - distance between the seabed and the still water level.

Territorial sea

The offshore belt in which a coastal state has exclusive jurisdiction. The territorial sea may not extend more than 12 nautical miles from the coastline.

Seagrass Beds

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

Blowout

a depression on the land surface caused by wind erosion.

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