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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.

Jul

2016

Summer Internship Programme

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON JUNE 15, 2016.

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Glossary of Terms

Tsunami

A long-period water wave caused by an underwater disturbance such as a volcanic eruption or earthquake. Commonly miscalled 'tidal wave.'

Continental Shelf

The zone bordering a continent extending from the line of permanent immersion to the depth, usually about 100 m to 200 m, where there is a marked or rather steep descent toward the great depths of the ocean.

The region of the oceanic bottom that extends outward from the shoreline, with an average slope of less than 1:100, to a line where the gradient begins to exceed 1:40 (the continental slope).

Oversplash

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

Impermeable groyne

A groyne constructed such that sand cannot pass through the structure (but sand may still move over or around it).

Pile

A long, heavy timber or section of concrete or metal that is driven or jetted into the earth or seabed to serve as a support or protection.

Coastline

The line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore. Commonly referred to as the line that forms the boundary between the land and the water (especially the water of a sea or ocean, also called the shoreline).

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