Coastal Erosion 1 : Loss or displacement of land along the coastline due to the action of wind, waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, runoff of surface waters, or groundwater seepage
New York City Government, New York City Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, Appendix B: Glossary, New York, USA 2009. http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hazard_m itigation/appendix_b_glossary.pdf, (ND/ Gen - Amer) {894}