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Longshore transport

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-016036

The movement of sediment parallel to the shoreline in the surf zone by wave suspension and the longshore current.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-016036
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesCoastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016036",
  "term": "Longshore transport",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The movement of sediment parallel to the shoreline in the surf zone by wave suspension and the longshore current.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/longshore-transport/"
}

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