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SEA CLIFF RETREAT [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

... wave action ... causing the coastal cliff to erode and recede toward land.

Key term(s)
  • sea-cliff retreat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Des observations sur les falaises qui bordent la plage de Long Beach en Australie sud orientale montrent que les processus marins, qu’il s’agisse d’un sapement à la base de la falaise ou de l’enlèvement de debris, ne sont pas nécessaires pour occasionner des épisodes de retrait de la falaise.

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