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LONGSHORE BAR [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
CONT

The offshore zone frequently contains one or more bars and troughs that parallel the beach; these are referred to as longshore bars and longshore troughs. Longshore bars commonly form on the bottom at the plunge point of the wave.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
CONT

[L'accumulation de sable] est alors bordée par deux dépressions, l'une en arrière, là où les vagues ne parviennent pas [bas d'estran], l'autre en avant, qui a fourni, sous le déferlement, le sable qui a monté. On qualifie de barre d'estran la construction sableuse et de bâche la dépression située en arrière.

Spanish

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