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Beach DriftThe lateral movement of sediments on a beach when the angles of swash and backwash differ.
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Beach Driftthe sideways movement of beach sediment. Beaufort Wind Scale: wind speed scale developed in 1806 by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort of the Royal Navy. Reaches from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane). Bedding Plane: a layer that indicates a change in the type of sediment (e.g., where sand gives way to shale). Bed Load: stream load material carried along the st [..]
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