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Surf's Up: Shoreline Effects of Wind Wave Energy
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Surf's Up: Shoreline Effects of Wind Wave Energy

Nearly all of the effects of wind wave energy are felt along the shoreline, often in the form of erosion. The erosion process on the shoreline moves sand from one place to another and, over time, actually changes the orientation of the coast.

Surf's Up: A Wind Wave's Journey
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Surf's Up: A Wind Wave's Journey

The typical ocean wave is actually a surface gravity wave, also known as a wind wave. While the notion that most waves are generated by wind blowing over the ocean surface is fairly straightforward, a wave's exact point of origin is often much less ...