- LiDAR
Light Detection and Ranging. This is a remote sensing technology that measures distance by use of a laser. Alternatively it can also mean a topographic dataset created by using this method.
- Ramsar
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971.
- Spit
A finger-like depositional landform that extends (often perpendicular) from the coast into a body of water.
- Storm-tide
A storm-tide is an extreme sea-level event during a storm, the combination of a high astronomical tide and a storm surge.
- Wave direction
Direction from which the waves are coming from and are given as the bearing, in degrees, clockwise from true north.
- Wave height
The vertical distance in metres between the crest (top) and trough (bottom) of a wave.
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