Table 9 Typology of physical outcomes.
Category | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Waves | Processes or characteristics related to waves, including their energy and height and whether waves are attenuated or amplified | Wave attenuation, dissipation, dampening; wave amplification or build up; wave height; wave length; wave energy; wave breaking; resistance to waves; wave diffraction; wave breaker or breaking; duration; wave exposure; wave orbital velocity; wave runup; wave celerity; wave direction; wave frequency; wave setup; wave steepness |
Currents | Processes or characteristics related to currents, including magnitude, direction, and exposure | Speed; direction; exposure; current patterns; circulation |
Wind | Processes or characteristics related to wind, including speed, fetch, and buffering | Speed; fetch; direction; buffering; exposure; wind setup; wind stress; |
Water level | Processes and characteristics of water level, including flooding and inundation and sea level rise | Flood or inundation height; flood or inundation level; flood or inundation frequency; flood or inundation duration; inundation tolerance; king tide; tides; tidal range; mean sea level; water level |
Storm surge | Processes or characteristics related to storm surge, including storm surge height and velocity, as well as storm surge attenuation | Storm surge attenuation or dissipation; storm surge amplification or propagation; storm surge height, elevation, levels, velocity, rates, timing; water storage; resistance to storm surge; surge-attenuation rate |
Sediment and morphology | Processes or characteristics related to sediment and morphology, including erosion and accretion and shoreline change | Sediment deposition; sediment accretion; sediment loss; sediment redistribution; sediment compaction; sediment consolidation; elevation buildup; sediment stability; sediment trapping; shoreline change rate; shoreline morphology; shoreline change; elevation change; sediment retention; scour |
Sediment and morphology (vertical) | Subset of “sediment and morphology” describing sediment accretion or trapping | Deposition; accretion; redistribution; elevation buildup; trapping |
Sediment and morphology (horizontal/lateral) | Subset of “sediment and morphology” describing sediment erosion or shoreline expansion | Lateral erosion; coastal retreat; shoreline recession; resistance to erosion; recession rate; erosion prevention; erosion rate, aggradation; migration; transgression; upland transition; shoreline growth; shoreline expansion |