
Coastal Materials
Why Sand Grains Sort Themselves Along a Beach
Why sand grains sort themselves along a beach depends on water movement and sediment supply. Learn to read bands by…
Look at sand, shingle, rock and the traces they leave.

Why sand grains sort themselves along a beach depends on water movement and sediment supply. Learn to read bands by…
Its shape, materials, living communities and human uses all leave clues. We follow those clues without pretending every shore works the same way.