CP Chapter 6: Processes of Coastal Transport and Deposition & Associated Landforms

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Transport Type 1: Solution
minerals eg. salts are dissolved
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Transport Type 2: Suspension
small particles are carried by the water
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Transport Type 3: Saltation
larger rocks are bounced along the sea bed
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Transport Type 3: Traction
largest rocks are dragged along the sea bed
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Swash Aligned Coasts
waves are parallel to the coastline
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Drift Aligned Coasts
waves come in at an angle. longshore drift
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Flocculation
clay particles suspended in the water become attracted to each other, clump together and sink to the sea bed
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Sediment Sorting Theory
finer sediment is found closer to the shore, larger sediment is further from the shore
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Spits

Longshore drift occurs due to drift aligned coasts and prevailing winds

eg. Hurst Spit, Hampshire, UK

eg. Golden Cape, Croatia

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Tombolo

a spit connecting an island to a mainland

eg. Hurst Spit, Hampshire, UK

eg. Bruny Island, Australia