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Showing 1 to 20 of 317 for “"coastline"”.
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Adapting to Maine's Evolving Coastline
Sea level rise is one of the many consequences of global warming which affects both the natural and built environment. It is crucial to acknowledge that sea level rise is inevitable. As architects we can take this challenge and work with it to create more adaptable and resilient designs that add …
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Convexity, Concavity, and Human Agency in Large-scale Coastline Evolution
… and hydrological forces. For large-scale, sandy coastlines, these shapes depend on wave climate forcing. The wave climate is influenced by storm patterns, which are expected to change with the warming climate, and the associated changes in coastline shape are likely to increase rates of shoreline …
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Forced synoptic coastal-trapped waves along the southern African coastline
The presence of subinertial (2 to 20 day) oscillations in sea levels and currents over the continental shelf surrounding southern Africa is well-documented, however presently available observational data alone are largely ~nsuitable or insufficient to adequately characterise the shelf circulation …
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Human recreational activity and its impact on a metropolitan coastline
Recreation has an important social function in modern societies, with ever-increasing pressures in the day-to-day life being felt by most people. This study addresses the impact of recreational activity on metropolitan shorelines, with particular reference to the False Bay shoreline. During summer …
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Scattering of coastal-trapped waves by irregularities in coastline and topography
… waves (CTWS) by large variations in coastline and topography using analytical and numerical techniques. Particular attention is paid to the role of stratification because, as shown, the introduction of even modest stratification can eliminate backscattered free-waves with large …
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The stability of coastal cliffs along a section of the Ceredigion coastline
… of cliff recession along 20km of the West Wales coastline has recognised erosion processes and mechanisms. Cartographic evidence has established considerable spatial variability in long-term retreat rates between the solid rock sections and those of tills and glacial clays. Mean contemporary …
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Investigation into potential gas hydrate and gas zones off the South African coastline
… and gas, were present off the South African coastline within Block 2. Two hundred and sixty (260) pre-processed seismic lines and eighteen (18) well reports were provided by the Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA) for review and study. Within these, evidence of gas was abundantly clear. …
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Understanding the dynamics of a mixed sand and gravel coastline: a multi-method approach.
A multi-method approach was developed to characterise the behaviour of a mixed sand and gravel (MSG) coast at Thorpeness, Suffolk, UK (52.1823°N, 1.6130°E). The field site is highly complex due interactions of the underlying geology, bimodal sediment size distribution and great alongshore …
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Linking onshore and offshore data to find seismogenic faults along the Eastern Malibu coastline.
The Santa Monica Mountains form part of the structurally active southern edge of the Transverse Ranges Province. The purpose of this research is to identify and characterize potentially seismogenic faults in onshore and offshore portions of the Topanga 7.5' Quadrangle using near-shore geophysical …
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Regeneration through decay: Architectural prosthetic within the damaged coastline of the South African West Coast
The relationship between decay and regeneration acts as a theoretic foundation from which this dissertation suggests a new method of approaching architecture that allows for a perspectival shift. International large scale sand mining industries along the West Coast of South Africa resulted in …
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Assessing Aquifer Vulnerability to Seawater Intrusion : Application of the GALDIT-Index to the Emilia-Romagna Coastline.
… of the vulnerability of the Emilia-Romagna coastline (Italy) to SWI under present conditions. This assessment is conducted through the use of the GALDIT-Index, an indicator-based model which is made of 6 parameters that are presumed to control the phenomenon of SWI (Groundwater occurrence, …
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Beach and sea-cliff dynamics as a driver of long-term rocky coastline evolution and stability
Rocky coastlines, with wave-battered headlands interspersed with calm sandy beaches, stir imaginations and aesthetic sensibilities the way few other landscapes do. Despite their prevalence (sea cliffs or bluffs are present along nearly 75% of the world’s oceanic coastlines), we know very little …
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From Neglect to Opportunity: Revitalizing a neglected coastline through adaptive reuse architecture that unites and celebrates
… public activity to an underutilised portion of coastline . By designing with the principles of purpose and connection, architects can create spaces that embrace the natural elements and factors such as the inevitability of weathering. This thesis explore s conscious design methods associated …
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Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Detection in Slash Pine Radial Growth along the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastline
… of dune protection and proximity to a concave coastline. Latewood growth recorded the highest percentage of suppressions associated with storm surge and was generally the quickest growth metric to recover to normal growing conditions. TCs are predicted to become larger and more powerful in the …
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Population genetics of the endemic red-chested sea cucumber, Hemiocnus insolens, along the southern coastline of Africa
… holothuroid) of South Africa, found along the coastline spanning from Port Elizabeth, South Africa to Lüderitz, Namibia. They present as three colour variations (red, yellow, and white) prompting the existence of possible cryptic species. The aim of the study is to sequence the genomic markers …
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The emperor's new coastline : an initial framework for real estate investing in a time of climate change
This thesis investigates the scientific underpinnings of climate change, its physical manifestations, the complications society faces in adapting to this phenomenon and its likely impact on real estate investment values. It concludes by proposing an initial investment framework for real estate …
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The application of active and passive bioaccumulation methods to measure metallic and organic pollutants along the Namibian coastline
… studies on marine pollution along the Namibian coastline. Since the 1970s, mussels have been used as bioindicators because they are widely distributed, plentiful, and stationary. The main aim of this study was to use active and passive biomonitoring tools to determine the element and organic …
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Heavy metal and organic compound bioaccumulation in bronze whaler sharks (Carcharhinus brachyurus) along the coastline of South Africa
… and eastern regions of the South African coastline. The concentrations of 10 heavy metals (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Pb, and Zn) and 8 congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180, 194) were analysed with inductively coupled plasma optical emission …
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