About 75% of the US population lives in coastal areas and faces coastal hazards. These hazards include tropical cyclones, storm surges, tidal floods, tsunamis, erosion from wave action and fluctuating sea levels, and deposition from littoral sediment transport. Coastlines are divided into littoral cells that contain a complete cycle of sedimentation, and interference with sediment transport within a cell can lead to downcoast beach erosion. Coastal hazards vary depending on whether the coast is on a passive or active tectonic margin.
A slide presentation of sea level rise is the Mid-Atlantic Region that discusses the impacts to barrier islands and recommends revisiting federal, state and local coastal developement policies and consideration of "rolling easements" to deal with the problem.
Rising sea levels are a global concern, several coastal cities and island will submerge undersea. to sustain this climate / environmental change, we might need to shift our habitat from land to ocean.
presentation was provided by Prof W.U Chandrasekara
Department of Zoology and Environmental Management
For Coastal and Marine resource management course
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
Richard's entangled aventures in wonderlandRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
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Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
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Coastal processes ref
1. 1
Coastal Processes and Hazards
About 75% of the US population lives in coastal areas. Impacts from
coastal hazards can be substantial. The source of the hazards
includes several “non-geologic” processes such as:
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Tropical cyclones - high winds (100+ km/hr)
- flooding from intense precipitation
- storm surges
Tidal floods – storm surges coinciding with tidal peaks
Tsunami’s – seismic sea waves
2. 2
Margins
Structure of the ocean margins
Passive margin
There are two general ocean margins – passive and active margins – both
are related to plate tectonics
The geologic hazards vary according to the continental margins
4. 4
Coastal Geology
All coasts are divided into natural compartments called littoral cells. Each
cell contains a complete cycle of sedimentation including sources,
transport paths, and sinks.
Active margin
The Littoral Cell
www.surfrider.org/structures/images/canyons.jpg
5. 5
Coastal Geology
The presence of sand on any particular beach depends on the transport of
sand within the cell. When structures such as dams or harbors
interfere with sand transport, downcoast beaches will erode.
Therefore, the littoral cell and its budget of sediment are essential
planning tools for regional and coastal management.
Active margin
The Littoral Cell
7. 7
Coastal Processes and Hazards
Coastal hazards that arise along the different margins include:
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• Erosion – due to wave action and fluctuating sea levels
• Deposition – from littoral transport
8. 8
Perceptions and adjustment to hazards
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More and more the question is becoming:
do we continue to subsidize development in risky coastal areas?
From 1978 to 1982, $43 million dollars in federal flood insurance was paid
in damage claims to barrier-island residents, which far exceeded the
premiums they paid.
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the most sensible thing to do with
many such structures is to abandon the costly and ultimately doomed
efforts to protect or maintain them, and simply leave these areas in
their dynamic, natural, rapidly changing state, most often as
underdeveloped recreation areas.
9. 9
Perceptions and adjustments to hazards
From a philosophical perspective:
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1. Coastal erosion is a natural process rather than a natural
hazard; erosion problems occur when people build structures in
the coastal zone.
2. Any shoreline construction causes change.
3. Engineering structures designed to protect a beach may
eventually destroy it.
10. 10
Coastal Processes and Hazards
From a philosophical perspective:
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4. Stabilization of the coastal zone through engineering structures
protects the property of relatively few people at a larger general
expense to the public.
5. Once constructed, shoreline engineering structures produce a
trend in coastal development that is difficult if not impossible to
reverse.
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Erosion
Effects of waves
Waves are a powerful force. The net effect is to straighten out shorelines
and transport large volumes of sediment.
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Erosion
Effects of waves
Waves are a powerful force. The net effect is to straighten out shorelines
and transport large volumes of sediment.
Wave erosion – force
is concentrated on
headlands,
resulting in
excessive erosion.
Called wave
refraction and
results from wave
“drag” on ocean
floor.
23. 23
Erosion
El Nino conditions produce more extreme wave conditions
Warmer than normal
waters produce warm
air masses that hold
lots of rain and
produce severe storms
and waves.
26. 26
Deposition
Effects of waves
Waves are a powerful force. The net effect is to straighten out shorelines
and transport large volumes of sediment.
Wave deposition –
waves spread out
here, have less
energy.
Longshore drift
moves sand as a
sheet along the
coastline.
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Deposition
Sand transportation – is a natural process but has also been affected by
humans.
Groins – encourage deposition in
desired locale.
28. 28
Deposition
Sand transportation – is a natural process but has also been affected by
humans.
Jetties – designed
to keep river
channels from
filling in and
relocating due
to sand
deposition.
29. 29
Deposition
Sand transportation – is a natural process but has also been affected by
humans.
breakwaters –
designed to
protect and
encourage
harbor
development.