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Coastal engineering
A branch of civil engineering that applies engineering principles specifically to projects within the coastal zone including areas nearshore, estuary, marine, and shoreline.
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recharge
Engineering; Coastal engineering
The addition of new water to an aquifer or to the zone of saturation.
tidal river
Engineering; Coastal engineering
That part of a river where the water level is influenced by the tide.
altimeter
Engineering; Coastal engineering
An instrument that determines its distance above a particular surface.
cove
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A small, sheltered recess in a coast, often inside a larger embayment.
joint probability density
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Function specifying the joint distribution of two (or more) variables.
longshore drift
Engineering; Coastal engineering
Movement of (beach) sediments approximately parallel to the coastline.
bight
Engineering; Coastal engineering
A bend in a coastline forming an open bay. A bay formed by such a bend.
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