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2016

The CZMU in collaboration with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) and the CleanBim Project invites you to their 4th and last underwater cleanup.

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2016

Summer Internship Programme

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON JUNE 15, 2016.

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Glossary of Terms

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.

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.

Coastal Plain

The low-lying, gently-sloping area landward of the beach often containing fossil sands deposited during previously higher sea levels.

Silt

Sediment particles with a grain size between 0.004mm and 0.062mm, i.e. coarser than clay particles but finer than sand.

Backshore

The generally dry portion of the beach between the berm crest and the vegetation line that is submerged only during very high sea levels and eroded only during moderate to strong wave events.

Active Beach

The portion of the littoral system that is frequently (daily or at least seasonally) subject to transport by wind, waves, and currents.

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