Table A-11.  Form Code Dictionary(after Howes et al. 1994)


A = Anthropogenic [Example]

a          pilings, dolphin

b          breakwater

c          log dump

d          derelict shipwreck

f           float

g          groin

h          shell midden

i           cable/ pipeline

j           jetty

k          dyke

m        marina

n          ferry terminal

o          log booms

p          port facility

q          aquaculture

r           boat ramp

s          seawall

t           landfill, tailings

w         wharf

x          outfall or intake

y          intake

B = Beach [Example]

b          berm (intertidal or supratidal)

c          washover channel

f           face

i           inclined (no berm)

m        multiple bars / troughs

n          relic ridges, raised

p          plain

r           ridge (single bar; low to mid intertidal)

s          storm ridge (occas marine influence; supratidal)

t           low tide terrace

v          thin veneer over rock (also use as modifier)

w         washover fan

C = Cliff [Example]

stability/geomorph

a          active / eroding

p          passive (vegetated)

c          cave

slope

i           inclined (20°-35°)

s          steep (>35°)

height

l           low (<5m)

m        moderate (5-10m)

h          high (>10m)

modifiers (optional)

f           fan, apron, talus

g          surge channel

t           terraced

r           ramp

D = Delta [Example]

b          bars

f           fan

l           levee

m        multiple channels

p          plain (no delta, <5°)

s          single channel

E = Dune [Example]

b          blowouts

i           irregular

n          relic

o          ponds

r           ridge/swale

p          parabolic

v          veneer

w         vegetated

F = Reef [Example]

(no vegetation)

f           horizontal (<2°)

i           irregular

r           ramp

s          smooth

I = Ice [Example]

g           glacier

L = Lagoon [Example]

o           open

c           closed

M = Marsh [Example]

c          tidal creek

e          levee

f           drowned forest

h          high

l           mid to low             (discontinuous)

o         pond

s          brackish, supratidal


O = Offshore Island [Example]

(not reefs)

b          barrier

c          chain of islets

t           table shaped

p          pillar/stack

w         whaleback

elevation

l           low (<5m)

m        moderate (5-10m)

h          high (>10m)

P = Platform [Example]

(slope <20°)

f           horizontal

g          surge channel

h          high tide platform

i           irregular

l           low tide platform

r           ramp (5-19°)

t           terraced

s          smooth

p          tidepool

R = River Channel [Example]

a          perennial

i           intermittent

m        multiple channels

s          single channel

T = Tidal Flat [Example]

b          bar, ridge

c          tidal channel

e          ebb tidal delta

f           flood tidal delta

l           levee

p          tidepool

s          multiple tidal channels

t           flats