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shoreline effect — The refraction of electromagnetic waves when crossing a land or a water interface (crossing a shoreline). The bending of the radio waves results in errors in the direction finders. The extent of bending depends on the angle with which the radio… … Aviation dictionary
Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Burma — Official reports from the government of Myanmar (Burma) cite a death toll of 56 due to the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004. Independent media reports 90 people killed [http://www.irrawaddy.org/default.asp] … Wikipedia
land effect — An error in direction finders resulting from the refraction of electromagnetic waves when traveling from land to water or crossing a coast. As far as possible, those beacons that do not involve changing the medium over which electromagnetic waves … Aviation dictionary
shore effect — noun (telecommunications) Horizontal refraction of a radio wave as it crosses a shoreline, causing direction finding errors (also coastline effect) • • • Main Entry: ↑shore … Useful english dictionary
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coastal refraction — One of the errors in a direction finder resulting from the change in the direction of travel of a radio ground wave as it passes from one medium to another (i.e., from land to sea or from sea to land). Also called land effect, shoreline effect,… … Aviation dictionary
coastal refraction — The change of the direction of travel of a radio ground wave as it passes from land to sea or from sea to land. Also called land effect or shoreline effect … Military dictionary
Coastal management — This article is about coastal management aimed to prevent erosion and flooding. For broader management issues, see Integrated coastal zone management. Oosterscheldekering sea wall, the Netherlands. In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and… … Wikipedia
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