- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
barrier (BGU)
- URI
- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/GeomorphologySettings/barrier ↗Go to the persistent identifier link
- Within Vocab
- Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology
| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | barrier (BGU) |
|---|---|
| Definitionskos:definition | Elongate accumulations of sand or coarser sediment primarily deposited by waves and longshore currents, rising above the formative sea level, often impounding terrestrial drainage or blocking off a LAGOON in the BACKBARRIER (modified from Griffin et al., 2012; Woodroffe, 2002). Can be sub-classified using their number of attachment points to the mainland (cf. SALIENT/TOMBOLO; BAY-MOUTH; SPIT). |
| Broaderbroader |
Coastal Setting
|
| Narrowernarrower |
barrier island (BGU-T)
barrier spit (BGU-T) bay-mouth barrier (BGU-T) salient / tombolo (BGU-T) |
| See AlsoseeAlso | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | Marine geomorphology - Part 2 Geomorphology |
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