Work of Sea Waves (With Diagram) | Geography

The work of sea water is performed by several marine agents like sea waves, oceanic currents, tidal waves and tsunamis but the sea waves are most pow­erful and effective erosive agent of coastal areas. Sea waves are defined as undulations of sea water charac­terized by well-developed crests and troughs (fig. 20.1). The mechanism of the origin of sea waves is [...]