Which landform evolution occurs because wave refraction focuses energy?

💡 Explanation

Barrier island breaching arises from wave refraction concentrating energy, initiating erosion; the mechanism is differential sediment transport because focused hydraulic action exceeds the barrier's resilience, therefore, overwash occurs rather than uniform shoreline retreat.

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