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100

very steep beach slope

surging breaker

100

weakening of trade wind, generally warming effect

el nino

100

flow of the Hadley cell results in the

ITCZ

100

canary, cali

cold currents

200

region where 2 trade winds converge

ITCZ

200

1 june- 30 nov

hurricane season

200

long narrow break, navigable fracture

lead

200

any break in the ice

fracture

300

mesoscale cold low

TUTT

300

occur with moderating steep bottom, associated with swell waves

plunging breaker

300

Gulf stream, Kurushio

Warm currents

300

return flow of water from the beach

rip currents

400

shortening of wavelength, waves become higher near the shore than in deeper water

Shoaling

400

shallow beach slopes

spilling breakers

400

Post deployment brief

exercises of 60 days and needs to be done 30 days after

400

occurs in the surf zone and are caused by waves approaching the beach at an angle

littoral current

500

waves arrive in a direction that is perpendicular to the beach

refraction

500

stronger trade winds, co0ler temps

La nina

500

sea water enclosed by sea ice

polynya

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