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Wave-dominated beach

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030209

Beaches that are exposed to persistent ocean swell, waves, and low tides (range of less than 2 meters). Wave-dominated beaches include reflective beaches, intermediate beaches, and dissipative beaches.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030209
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesShort 2006; Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030209",
  "term": "Wave-dominated beach",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Wave-Dominated Beach",
  "definition": "Beaches that are exposed to persistent ocean swell, waves, and low tides (range of less than 2 meters). Wave-dominated beaches include reflective beaches, intermediate beaches, and dissipative beaches.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Short 2006; Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/wave-dominated-beach/"
}

Record 29,378 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.