Dépôt (géologie)Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass. Wind, ice, water, and gravity transport previously weathered surface material, which, at the loss of enough kinetic energy in the fluid, is deposited, building up layers of sediment. This thing occurs occurs when the forces responsible for sediment transportation are no longer sufficient to overcome the forces of gravity and friction, creating a resistance to motion; this is known as the null-point hypothesis.
SwashSwash, or forewash in geography, is a turbulent layer of water that washes up on the beach after an incoming wave has broken. The swash action can move beach materials up and down the beach, which results in the cross-shore sediment exchange. The time-scale of swash motion varies from seconds to minutes depending on the type of beach (see Figure 1 for beach types). Greater swash generally occurs on flatter beaches. The swash motion plays the primary role in the formation of morphological features and their changes in the swash zone.
Récif corallienthumb|upright=1.5|Le corail, dont les colonies forment les récifs. thumb|upright=1.5|Colonie d’Acropora pulchra. Un récif corallien ou barrière de corail est une structure naturelle bioconstruite à l'origine de laquelle sont essentiellement les coraux. La plus grande de ces formations, la Grande Barrière de corail, au large des côtes australiennes, s'étend sur quelque et est visible depuis l'espace. La Nouvelle-Calédonie quant à elle, abrite dans ses lagons le deuxième ensemble corallien de la planète et la plus longue barrière récifale continue avec ses .
