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wave-cut notch

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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464278 Last modified 05.06.2023
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Domain erosional (wave-cut) coastal landforms
  • rannajoone lähedal, rannajärsaku jalamile lainetuse kulutusel tekkinud koobast meenutav õnarus/orvand
  • a cave like formation at the foot of the coastal cliff formed when the destructive waves hit against the cliff face producing an overhang. This overhang grows in size as the cliff is undercut, until it collapses under its own weight coasing thus a stepwize inland retreat of a cliff.
Good to know
  • Suurus sõltub murrutusjärsaku geoloogiast, murrutuse intensiivsusest ja aja faktorist. Kasvades/süvenedes põhjustavad murrutusjärsaku ülemise osa ebastabiilsust ja varinguid, mille tagajärjel murrutusjärsak nihkub järk-järgult rannajoonest kaugemale.

Limnoloogia sõnastik

ID 458678 Last modified 05.06.2023
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Domain geomorphologyerosion & denudation
murrutuskulbas preferred
kulbas admitted
wave-cut notch preferred
Brandungshohlkehle preferred
Brandungskehle admitted
  • lainete murrutuse läbi murrutusjärsakusse uuristatud õõs
murrutuskulbas preferred
kulbas admitted
wave-cut notch preferred
Brandungshohlkehle preferred
Brandungskehle admitted

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