Vocabulary
Wisconsin Coastal Atlas Vocabulary
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/I03/current/ |
|---|---|
| Description | Controlled vocabulary terms used within the Wisconsin Coastal Atlas. |
| Creator | University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute |
| Modified | 2013-06-19 |
| Version Info | 1 |
| Identifier | I03 |
| Register Manager | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Register Owner | University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute |
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| ID ↑ | Preferred Label ↑ | Definition ↑ | Date ↑ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial_Structure | Artificial Structure | Human built structures along the coast | 2013-06-18 |
| Beach | Beach | A shore type consisting of beach along the coast | 2013-06-18 |
| Bedrock_Coast | Bedrock Coast | A shore type consisting of exposed bedrock | 2013-06-18 |
| Bluff | Bluff | A high steep bank or cliff | 2013-06-18 |
| Bluff_Toe | Bluff Toe | The point or line of abrupt change in slope at the bottom of the bluff - i.e. the bluff base | 2013-06-18 |
| Bluff_Top | Bluff Top | The top of a high steep bank or cliff | 2013-06-18 |
| Coastal_Erosion | Coastal Erosion | Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land or the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage | 2013-06-18 |
| Coastal_Flooding | Coastal Flooding | Prolonged strong onshore flow of wind, water, or waves causing a rise in water level that floods coastal areas | 2013-06-18 |
| Coastal_Hazard | Coastal Hazard | Coastal hazards include both natural and man-made events (chronic and episodic) that threaten the health of coastal ecosystems and communities | 2013-06-18 |
| Low_Bank | Low Bank | A small bank or cliff along a shore with a height of less than 10 feet (3.05 metres) | 2013-06-18 |
| Shore_Geomorphology | Shore Geomorphology | The study of the morphological development and evolution of the shore of a coast as it acts under the influence of winds, waves, currents, and water level changes | 2013-06-18 |
| Unclassified | Unclassified | Shoreline where the shore geomorphology can not be classified | 2013-06-18 |
| Wetland | Wetland | A shore type consisting of wetlands along the coast | 2013-06-18 |
