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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 ...
Situated or occurring on or adjacent to the surface of the earth, usually meaning above the water surface.
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Situation in which wave energy (or wave height) is limited by the size of the wave generation area (fetch).
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(1) The deepest portion of an inlet, the throat. (2) A narrow, deep valley with nearly vertical rock walls.
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Outflow from a river or coastal inlet in which a wedge of less dense water flows over the denser sea water.
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The lowest part of a waveform between successive crests. Also, that part of a wave below still-water level.
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The lowest part of a wave form between successive crests. Also that part of a wave below still-water level.
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The horizontal distance between similar points on two successive waves measured perpendicular to the crest.
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A margin of a continental plate consisting of a continental shelf and slope, and an oceanic trench or basin.
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The flat area, often marshy and populated with low vegetation, on the bay or lagoon side of a barrier island
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The measurement of water depths in oceans, seas, and lakes; also information derived from such measurements.
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