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lindiwe

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What is the most important agent for modifying the equilibrium profile of beaches? What will be an ideal response?

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How does the budget or volume of sand on a given beach change through the year? What will be an ideal response?


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l.stuut

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Storm waves have a much greater effect than tides and longshore currents.

Answer to Question 2

The volume remains more or less constant by sand moving from offshore bars in winter to the
foreshore in summer



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Excellent

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