Ness and Cusp Sand Sediment particles mainly or quartz, with a diameter of between 0.062 mm and 2 mm, generally classified as fine, medium, coarse or very coarse Scatter diagram A two-dimensional histogram showing the joint probability density of two variables within a data sample Scour protection Protection against erosion of the seabed in front of the toe.
Sea defences Works to prevent or alleviate flooding by the sea.
The movement of water through small cracks, pores, interstices, out of a body of surface of subsurface water. The loss of water by infiltration from a canal, reservoir or other body of water or from a field. Refers to the temporal distribution of storms and therefore how they are grouped Shallow water Water of such depth that surface waves are noticeably attested by bottom topography. Shingle A loose term for coarse beach material, a mixture of gravel, pebbles and larger material, often well-rounded and of hard rock, e.g. chert, flint etc. Shoaling Decrease in water depth.