A cross-section taken perpendicular to a given beach contour; the profile may include the face of a dune or sea wall, extend over the BACKSHORE, across the foreshore, and seaward underwater into the nearshore zone. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20127
A cross-section taken perpendicular to a given beach contour; the profile may include the face of a dune or sea wall, extend over the BACKSHORE, across the foreshore, and seaward underwater into the nearshore zone.