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The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency with a mission to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters. It is also a major U.S. Army organization employing some 38,000 ...
The average depth of the water area between the still water level and the shoreface profile from the waterline to any chosen distance seaward.
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A naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid that has a definite chemical composition and possesses characteristic physical properties.
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A groin, often at the end of a littoral cell or at the updrift side of an inlet, intended to prevent sediment passage into the channel beyond.
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Resultant flow at right angles to and to the right of the wind direction (in the northern hemisphere) referred to as upwelling and downwelling.
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A spit whose outer end in turned landward by current deflection, by the opposing action of two or more currents, or by wave refraction; a hook.
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A structure or partition to retain or prevent sliding of the land. A secondary purpose is to protect the upland against damage from wave action.
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Tidal constituents having their origin in the daily or seasonal variation in weather conditions which may occur with some degree of periodicity.
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A wave that moves relative to a fixed coordinate system in a fluid. The direction in which it moves is termed the direction of wave propagation.
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An area of the sea used for anchorage of vessels and transhipment of cargo, usually without the protection from weather associated with harbors.
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Comprises all placement options under which the dredged material is submerged under water and remains water-saturated after placement terminates.
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