1. Waves and Beach Shape
This page introduces waves and the factors that influence the shape and size of waves, including constructive and destructive waves. It also looks at how waves influence the shape and size of a beach and coastal processes of erosion, transportation and deposition Syllabus 2.1.1 Coastal erosion: hydraulic action, corrosion, corrasion, attrition; transportation; deposition; longshore drift. 2.1.2 Types of waves:...