1. River Deltas. - Occurrence and Distribution of Deltas. - General Characteristics of Deltas and Deltaic Environments. - Delta-Forming Processes. - Deltaic Sediments and Sedimentary Structures. - Variability of Deltaic Depositional Models. - Summary. - References. - 2. Estuaries. - Occurrence and Distribution of Estuaries. - Estuary Evolution. - Sources and Nature of Estuarine Sediments. - Estuarine Processes. - Hydrodynamic Factors. - Transport and Accumulation Mechanisms. - Particle Dynamics and Behavior. - Estuarine Dispersal and Depositional System. - Depositional Sequences in Estuaries. - Summary. - Unsolved Questions. - References. - 3. Intertidal Flats and Intertidal Sand Bodies. - Global Distribution. - Sedimentation Processes. - Intertidal Flats. - Intertidal Sand Bodies. - Summary. - References. - 4. Coastal Salt Marshes. - The State of the Art. - Definition and Occurrences of Coastal Salt Marshes. - Environmental Conditions and Marsh Zonation. - Characteristic Plants. - Characteristic Sediments. - Substrate Characteristics and Biogeochemistry. - Processes Affecting Sedimentation in Salt Marshes. - Sedimentary Structures. - References. - 5. Coastal Dunes. - Coastal Sand Dunes. - Physical Processes of Eolian Sedimentation. - Artificially Inseminated Coastal Sand Dunes. - References. - 6. Beach and Nearshore Zone. - Distribution. - Geometry. - Beach Materials. - Processes. - Sedimentary Structures. - Process-Response Systems in the Beach and Nearshore Environment. - Stratigraphic Sequences. - References. - 7. Tidal Inlets and Tidal Deltas. - Bedforms. - Genesis of Tidal Bedforms. - Tidal Deltas. - Stratigraphic Sequences and Depositional Models. - References. - 8. The Shoreface. - Fluid Dynamics of the Shoreface. - Sediment Dynamics on the Shoreface. - Morphodynamics of the Shoreface. - Shoreface Facies. - Engineering Implications. - Summary. - References. - 9. Coastal Stratigraphic Sequences. - Processes of Coastal Change. - Sea Level Change. - Continental Margins. - Lagoon-Barrier Systems. - Interpreting Sedimentary Sequences. - The Transgressive Coast. - The Regressive (Progradational) Coast. - Delta-Chenier Plains. - Coastal Sequence Preservation Potential. - Coastal Sequences in Time and Space. - Summary. - References. - 10. Modeling Coastal Environments. - Hydraulic Scale Models. - Statistical Models. - Probabilistic Model. - Deterministic Model. - Fourier Model. - Coastal Storm Model. - Summary. - References. Language: English