EOSC - Artificial Structures & Storm Surges

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Hint	Answer
artificial structures	modify sediment transport
	imbalance deposition and erosion
groins	long
	perpendicular to shore
	trap sediments
jetties	preserve inlet or harbor
otherwise	inlets move
	pairs
	similar effect to groins
breakwaters	protect from waves and erosion
	parallel to shore
	at a distance
	dissipates wave energy
deposition	builds behind
	temporary
tethered float breakwater	allows sediment flow
	expensive

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sea walls	reduce wave impact
	reflects waves
	magnifies erosion
	temporary
storm surges	30 ft tall increase
what to do?	run from water
	hide from wind
predicted by ...	SLOSH
mostly from ...	hurricanes
center is ...	low pressure
which ...	pulls up water
surge is on which side of hurricane?	right
bc you add	wind movement
	hurricane movement
southern hemisphere	opposite
surge violence depends on ...	tides
not a wave but a ...	change in sea level

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