The evolution of Jumpinpin Inlet - OzCoasts

The evolution of Jumpinpin Inlet
Inlet – A short, narrow waterway connecting a bay, lagoon or similar body of water
with a large parent body of water.
Inlet gorge – Generally the deepest region of the inlet channel.
Isthmus – A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land.
Littoral – The region or zone between the limits of high and low tides.
Littoral drift – The sedimentary material moved in the littoral zone under the
influence of waves and currents.
Littoral transport – Movement of littoral drift in the nearshore zone by waves and
currents. Movement can be perpendicular (onshore–offshore) or parallel (longshore)
to the shore.
Littoral zone – Zone of water extending from the shoreline to just beyond the
seaward-most breakers.
Longshore transport – Littoral transport in the direction parallel to the shore.
Middle ground shoal – A shoal formed by ebb and flood tides in the middle of the
channel of the lagoon or estuary end of an inlet.
Morphology – Physical form and structure.
Nearshore zone – Region where the forces of the sea react against the land.
Offshore – The comparatively flat zone of variable width, extending from the breaker
zone to the seaward edge of the continental shelf. The direction seaward from the
shore.
Parallax – An apparent change in the direction of an object, cause by a change in
observational position that provides a new line of site.
Quartzose – Relating to or made of quartz.
Sand bypassing – Hydraulic or mechanical movement of sand from the accreting
updrift side to the eroding downdrift side of an inlet. Natural or man-made.
Scour – Removal of underwater material by waves and currents, especially at the
base or toe of a shore structure.
Setup, Wave – Superelevation of the water surface over normal surge elevation due
to onshore mass transport of the water by wave action alone.
Shoal (Noun) – A detached elevation of the sea bottom, comprised of any material
except rock or coral, which may endanger surface navigation.
Shoal (Verb) – To become shallow gradually.
Spit – A small point of land or a narrow shoal projecting into a body of water from the
shore.
Storm surge – A rise above normal water level on the open coast due to the action of
wind stress on the water’s surface.
Surge – The name applied to wave motion with a period intermediate between that of
the ordinary wind wave and that of the tide.
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