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Cuckmere Haven to Beachy Head (Holywell)
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A. Gravel
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Inputs
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Stores
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Outputs
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- Cliff erosion
- Platform erosion
- Off to onshore gravel creep and kelp rafting
- Littoral drift bypassing of Cuckmere Haven
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- Headland enclosed 'pocket' and fringing beaches, especially Birling Gap
- Cuckmere Haven tidal delta
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- Abrasion
- On to nearshore and offshore transfers
- Clast abrasion
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B. Sand |
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Inputs
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Stores
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Outputs
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- Off to onshore transport by waves and tidal currents
- Updrift littoral drift
- Cliff erosion
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- 'Pocket' beaches and foreshores
- Cuckmere Haven tidal delta
| - On to offshore transport by waves and tidal currents
- Downdrift nearshore littoral drift
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