Definition of sand waves

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sand waves

The term 'sand waves' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' (1) longshore sand waves are large-scale features that maintain form while migrating along the shore with speeds on the order of kilometers per year. (2) large-scale asymmetrical bedforms in sandy river beds having high length to height ratios and continuous crestlines'.

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