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