Thursday 26 May 2011

Waves and Coasts

Transportation - Longshore Drift
Longshore drift is the transport of sand and rocks along a coast at an angle to the shoreline, which is dependent on prevailing wind direction, swash and backwash.




Erosion
Erosion is the process of weathering and transport of solids (sediment, soil, rock and other things) in the natural environment or their source and deposits them elsewhere.