Sentences with phrase «ocean wave erosion»

They are being closed because of ocean wave erosion.

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More wave action can also cause more coastline erosion, adding more terrestrial sediment into the ocean.

The cliffs on the ocean side of the peninsula are sheer and are undergoing constant erosion due to wave action.

The Pentagon is closing down three of the 20 NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) early - warning radar sites in northern Alaska because the ground they're built on in some cases is literally crumbling into the Arctic Ocean as a result of erosion caused by waves on ice - free waters, military officials at the U.S. Northern Command tell me.

The wind generates ocean surface waves, which have a large impact on offshore structures, ships, coastal erosion and sedimentation, as well as harbours.

With the late - summer ice edge located farther north than it used to be, storms produce larger waves and more coastal erosion.5 An additional contributing factor is that coastal bluffs that were «cemented» by ice - rich permafrost are beginning to thaw in response to warmer air and ocean waters, and are therefore more vulnerable to erosion.22 Standard defensive adaptation strategies to protect coastal communities from erosion, such as use of rock walls, sandbags, and riprap, have been largely unsuccessful.23 Several coastal communities are seeking to relocate to escape erosion that threatens infrastructure and services but, because of high costs and policy constraints on use of federal funds for community relocation, only one Alaskan village has begun to relocate (see also Ch.

There is new information that lack of sea ice causes storms to produce larger waves and more coastal erosion.5 An additional contributing factor is that coastal bluffs that were «cemented» by permafrost are beginning to thaw in response to warmer air and ocean waters, and are therefore more vulnerable to erosion.22 Standard defensive adaptation strategies to protect coastal communities from erosion such as use of rock walls, sandbags, and riprap have been largely unsuccessful.23 There remains considerable uncertainty, however, about the spatial patterns of future coastal erosion.

These areas of open water influence: (1) the land by allowing more ocean waves and more coastal erosion, (2) Greenland outlet glaciers by exposing the glacier fronts to warmer ocean waters, and (3) the atmosphere by providing a source of heat and moisture during autumn.

Furthermore, ocean and atmospheric scientists are interested in how storm - driven waves and surges combine with tides to affect the potential for coastal flooding and the rate of coastal erosion.