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TOC
1 Introduction
Purpose
Applicability
References
Background
Organization of This Manual
Proponent
Acknowledgment
2 Coastal Terminology and Geologic Environments
General
Coastal Zone Definitions and Subdivisions
Geologic Time and Definitions
Water Level Datums and Definitions
Factors Influencing Coastal Geology
Sea Level Changes
Cultural(Man-Made) Influences on Coastal Geology
3 Coastal Classification and Morphology
Introduction
Coastal Classification
Drowned River Coasts-Estuaries
Drowned Glacial Erosion Coasts
River Deposition Coasts-Deltas
Wind Deposition Coasts-Dunes
Volcanic Coasts
Sea Cliffs-Diastrophic, Erosional, and Volcanic
Marine Deposition Coasts-Barriers
Marine Deposition Coasts-Beaches
Salt Marshes
Biological Coasts
Continental Shelf Geology and Topography
4 Coastal Morphodynamics
Introduction
Introduction to Bed Forms
Deltaic Processes
Inlet Processes and Dynamics
Morphodynamics and Shoreface
Processes of Clastic Sediment Shores
Cohesive Shore Processes and Dynamics
5 Coastal Geological Investigations
Introduction
Sources of Existing
Coastal Information
Field Data Collection and Observation
Laboratory Techniques and Approaches
Analysis and Interpretation of Coastal Data
Summary
