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Subjects include wave dynamics, mechanics of rock properties, present-day processes of cliff recession and related morphologies such as shore platforms, continental shelves and marine terraces, effects of various engineering structures and beach mining on rocky coasts.
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Nearshore wave field; water level factors - tides and storm surges; strength of landform materials; processes of cliff erosion; underwater bedrock erosion; shore platforms; some characteristic erosional landforms; effects of human activity on rocky coasts. Appendices: conversion factors; world-wide coastal cliff erosion rates.
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