Author's Name:	Anirban Baitalik
Subject Area:	Science and Engineering
Subject	Earth and Planetary Science
Section	Dissertation Chapters

Landform, Ocean Waves, Coastal Environment, Erosion, Deposition.

The various landforms of coastal areas are almost exclusively the result of the action of ocean waves. Wave action creates some of the world s most spectacular erosional landforms. Where wave energy is reduced depositional landforms, like beaches, are created. Coastal landforms, any of the relief features present along any coast, the result of a combination of processes, sediments, and the geology of the coast itself. The coastal environment of the world is made up of a wide variety of landforms manifested in a spectrum of sizes and shapes ranging from gently sloping beaches to high cliffs, yet coastal landforms are best considered in two broad categories: erosional and depositional. In fact, the overall nature of any coast may be described in terms of one or the other of these categories. It should be noted, however, that each of the two major landform types may occur on any given reach of coast. Present study focuses on relationship between coastal processes and coastal landforms of the study area.