Unconsolidated

In referring to sediment grains, loose, separate, or unattached to one another.

Glossary of Terms

Wharf

A structure built on the shore of a harbor, river, or canal, so that vessels may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers

Hurricane

An intense tropical cyclone in which winds tend to spiral inward toward a core of low pressure, with maximum surface wind velocities that equal or exceed 33.5 m/sec (75 mph or 65 knots) for several minutes or longer at some points.

Tropical storm is the term applied if maximum winds are less than 33.5 m/sec but greater than a whole gale (63 mph or 55 knots). Term is used in the Atlantic , Gulf of Mexico , and eastern Pacific.

Geographical Information System (GIS)

Database of information which is geographically referenced, usually with an associated visualization system.

Updrift

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

Scarping

The erosion of a dune or berm by wave attack during a storm or a large swell.

Fauna

The entire group of animals found in an area.

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