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littoral transport

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015917

The movement of sediment littoral drift in the littoral zone by waves and currents; includes movement both parallel and perpendicular to the shore.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015917
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesCoastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015917",
  "term": "littoral transport",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The movement of sediment littoral drift in the littoral zone by waves and currents; includes movement both parallel and perpendicular to the shore.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/littoral-transport/"
}

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