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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 ...
Rate of movement (propagation) of the hurricane eye in meters per second, knots, or miles per hour.
Industry:Engineering
A tidal datum appearing in some British publications, based on high water of ordinary spring tides.
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(1) A periodic motion backward and forward. (2) Vibration or variance above and below a mean value.
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The study of the major structural features of the Earth’s crust or the broad structure of a region.
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Lowest part of sea- and portside breakwater slope, generally forming the transition to the seabed..
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A man-made structure protecting a shore area, harbor, anchorage, or basin from waves. A harbor work.
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Those animals who live on the sediments of the sea floor, including both mobile and non-mobile forms.
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Usually an extreme wave condition with a specified return period used in the design of coastal works.
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The state of hydrostatic equilibrium of the earth’s crust as influenced by the weight of glacier ice.
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A light wind blowing from the sea toward the land caused by unequal heating of land and water masses.
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