Geomorphology

  1. Coastal Geomorphology
    1. Coastal Processes
      1. Wave Dynamics
        1. Wave Generation
          1. Wave Characteristics
            1. Wave Height
              1. Wave Length
                1. Wave Period
                  1. Wave Steepness
                  2. Wave Transformation
                    1. Wave Shoaling
                      1. Wave Refraction
                        1. Wave Diffraction
                          1. Wave Reflection
                            1. Wave Breaking
                          2. Nearshore Currents
                            1. Longshore Currents
                              1. Rip Currents
                                1. Undertow
                                2. Tidal Processes
                                  1. Tidal Ranges
                                    1. Tidal Currents
                                      1. Tidal Asymmetry
                                      2. Storm Processes
                                        1. Storm Surge
                                          1. Storm Waves
                                            1. Extreme Events
                                            2. Tsunami Processes
                                              1. Tsunami Generation
                                                1. Tsunami Propagation
                                                  1. Tsunami Run-up
                                                2. Rocky Coast Geomorphology
                                                  1. Erosional Processes
                                                    1. Wave Quarrying
                                                      1. Hydraulic Action
                                                        1. Abrasion
                                                          1. Solution
                                                          2. Erosional Landforms
                                                            1. Sea Cliffs
                                                              1. Wave-Cut Platforms
                                                                1. Sea Caves
                                                                  1. Sea Arches
                                                                    1. Sea Stacks
                                                                      1. Blowholes
                                                                      2. Structural Controls
                                                                        1. Joint Systems
                                                                          1. Bedding Planes
                                                                            1. Fault Systems
                                                                          2. Sandy Coast Geomorphology
                                                                            1. Beach Systems
                                                                              1. Beach Profiles
                                                                                1. Foreshore
                                                                                  1. Backshore
                                                                                    1. Nearshore
                                                                                    2. Beach Sediment Transport
                                                                                      1. Seasonal Beach Changes
                                                                                        1. Beach Cusps
                                                                                        2. Barrier Systems
                                                                                          1. Barrier Islands
                                                                                            1. Barrier Spits
                                                                                              1. Tombolos
                                                                                                1. Barrier Lagoons
                                                                                                2. Dune Systems
                                                                                                  1. Foredunes
                                                                                                    1. Backdunes
                                                                                                      1. Transgressive Dunes
                                                                                                    2. Muddy Coast Geomorphology
                                                                                                      1. Tidal Flat Systems
                                                                                                        1. Salt Marsh Development
                                                                                                          1. Mangrove Systems
                                                                                                            1. Mudflat Processes
                                                                                                            2. Sea-Level Change and Coastal Response
                                                                                                              1. Eustatic Sea-Level Change
                                                                                                                1. Isostatic Adjustments
                                                                                                                  1. Emergent Coastlines
                                                                                                                    1. Marine Terraces
                                                                                                                      1. Raised Beaches
                                                                                                                      2. Submergent Coastlines
                                                                                                                        1. Drowned Valleys
                                                                                                                          1. Rias
                                                                                                                            1. Fjords
                                                                                                                          2. Coral Reef Geomorphology
                                                                                                                            1. Reef Types
                                                                                                                              1. Fringing Reefs
                                                                                                                                1. Barrier Reefs
                                                                                                                                  1. Atolls
                                                                                                                                    1. Patch Reefs
                                                                                                                                    2. Reef Development
                                                                                                                                      1. Reef Zonation
                                                                                                                                        1. Reef Response to Sea-Level Change

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