Beach evolutionBeach evolution occurs at the shoreline where sea, lake or river water is eroding the land. Beaches exist where sand accumulated from centuries-old, recurrent processes that erode rocky and sedimentary material into sand deposits. River deltas deposit silt from upriver, accreting at the river's outlet to extend lake or ocean shorelines. Catastrophic events such as tsunamis, hurricanes, and storm surges accelerate beach erosion. Beach accretion and erosion Tsunamis, potentially enormous waves often caused by earthquakes, have great erosional and sediment-reworking potential.
Water industryThe water industry provides drinking water and wastewater services (including sewage treatment) to residential, commercial, and industrial sectors of the economy. Typically public utilities operate water supply networks. The water industry does not include manufacturers and suppliers of bottled water, which is part of the beverage production and belongs to the food sector. The water industry includes water engineering, operations, water and wastewater plant construction, equipment supply and specialist water treatment chemicals, among others.
SiltationSiltation is water pollution caused by particulate terrestrial clastic material, with a particle size dominated by silt or clay. It refers both to the increased concentration of suspended sediments and to the increased accumulation (temporary or permanent) of fine sediments on bottoms where they are undesirable. Siltation is most often caused by soil erosion or sediment spill. It is sometimes referred to by the ambiguous term "sediment pollution", which can also refer to a chemical contamination of sediments accumulated on the bottom, or to pollutants bound to sediment particles.
Lac de barragevignette|Lac de barrage de la Plate-Taille en Belgique avec sa tour d'observation. Un lac de barrage, lac de retenue ou réservoir est un plan d'eau dont le niveau est contrôlé par un ou plusieurs ouvrages d'art et qui est utilisé à des fins utilitaires. Un lac de barrage est alimenté par le ruissellement des eaux et la confluence de cours d'eau situés en amont.
Data storageData storage is the recording (storing) of information (data) in a storage medium. Handwriting, phonographic recording, magnetic tape, and optical discs are all examples of storage media. Biological molecules such as RNA and DNA are considered by some as data storage. Recording may be accomplished with virtually any form of energy. Electronic data storage requires electrical power to store and retrieve data. Data storage in a digital, machine-readable medium is sometimes called digital data.
Coastal sediment supplyCoastal sediment supply is the transport of sediment to the beach environment by both fluvial and aeolian transport. While aeolian transport plays a role in the overall sedimentary budget for the coastal environment, it is paled in comparison to the fluvial supply which makes up 95% of sediment entering the ocean. When sediment reaches the coast it is then entrained by longshore drift and littoral cells until it is accreted upon the beach or dunes. While it is acknowledged that storm systems are the driver behind coastal erosion.
Bloc erratiquethumb|Un bloc erratique aux États-Unis. Un bloc erratique est, en géologie et en géomorphologie, un fragment de roche d'origine morainique qui a été déplacé par un glacier, parfois sur de grandes distances. Lors de la fonte du glacier, le bloc erratique est laissé sur place. Louis-Edmond Hamelin désigne le bloc transporté par les glaces de rivière, les glaces marines ou les icebergs, par le terme de bloc glaciel.
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.
Effet coronathumb|Effet corona autour d'une bobine haute tension. thumb|Photo de 1914 : effet corona autour des fils d'antenne TSF de la tour Eiffel, de nuit. thumb|Effet de couronne sur un éclateur (ligne de ) ; il correspond à une perte en ligne et à une production d'ozone troposphérique polluant. thumb|Décharge corona ici provoquée sur une roulette de Wartenberg (dispositif médical utilisé en neurologie), montrant bien la directionnalité du plasma induit.
Mémoire de masseEn informatique, une mémoire de masse est une mémoire de grande capacité, non volatile et qui peut être lue et écrite, entre autres, par un ordinateur. Technologies désuètes Mémoire à tores magnétiques, carte perforée, ruban perforé, cassette audio, tambour magnétique, disquette et disque magnéto-optique. Technologies en usage Bande magnétique, disque dur, SSD, disque optique (CD, DVD, Blu-ray) et mémoire flash.
