COAST & DUNE SIMULATION

▸ Building the coastline & shelf…
▸ Loading 5 coast types & sediment
▸ Starting oblique waves & longshore drift
▸ Linking the erosion–accretion model · spits
▸ Calibrating dunes to the wind…
▸ Ready — Online. ✅
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Simulation room Coasts & Dunes

Coasts & Dunes
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waves · longshore drift · spits
Wave rose & longshore drift
🏖️ Incoming wave → Beach
oblique waves → longshore drift carries sand
Coast type—
Wave approach angle—
Wave height—
Longshore drift—
Process—
Note
Waves arriving at an oblique angle create longshore drift — a "sand conveyor belt" that both erodes here and accretes there.
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Pick a "Scenario" (longshore drift / spit / erosion / dune / groyne / storm surge) in the right column · click a coast type / concept for details
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Longshore drift & wave height longshore driftwaves
About Coasts & Dunes

Coasts & Dunes is one of 20 topics in the Earth domain (10⁷ m scale) at My Labs — an interactive simulation atlas. This virtual lab runs right in your browser: adjust the parameters, pick a scenario and watch the phenomenon change in real time, with a click-to-inspect cross-section for every structure.

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