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Beach face

Beach face

Published:
Updated: October 28, 2011, 4:33 am
Topics: Oceans and seas Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ecosystems
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Peter Saundry

A beach face is the sloping section of a beach profile below the beach berm which is normally exposed to the action of the wave swash.

Source: University of California San Diego

This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion.

 

 

 

Further Reading:

  • Physical Oceanography Index
  • Paul D. Komar. Beach Processes and Sedimentation. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1976.

Citation

Steve Baum (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Beach face". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date October 28, 2011; Retrieved June 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Beach_face>

The Author

Steve Baum Assistant Research Scientist, Physical Section Department of Oceanography Texas A&M University   ... (Full Bio)

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