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Sedimentology is the science of the production, composition, transport, and deposition of sediment. ^[1] The topic falls within Theme 5 and Theme 9.

Contents 1 Types of sediment 2 Sediment budget 3 Sediment movement 4 Measurement 5 Anthropogenic influences 6 References

Types of sediment

• Mud
• Silt
• Clay
• Cohesive sediment
• Characteristics of muddy coasts
• Sand
• Gravel

Sediment budget

Sediment movement

• Coastal Hydrodynamics And Transport Processes
• Natural causes of coastal erosion
• Greek case studies: Sediment dynamics in the nearshore zone of Gouves (Heraklio, Crete) in relation to erosion (unpublished data 2006)
• Morphodynamics of accreting beaches: Sediment transport and sediment budgets (MAB)

Measurement

• Introduction, problems and approaches in sediment transport measurements
• Guidelines for selection of sediment transport samplers
• Principles, statistics and errors of measuring sediment transport
• Computation of sediment transport and presentation of results
• Measuring instruments for sediment transport
• Sediments: Manual of sediment transport measurements

Anthropogenic influences

• Port breakwaters and coastal erosion
• Artificial nourishment
• Protection against coastal erosion
• Dredging definition
• Detached shore parallel breakwaters
• Beach drainage
• Coastal morphodynamics and society

References

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