Table 1 Describing statistics of the landward, shoreline and seaward permeability values of the global coast.

From: A global coastal permeability dataset (CoPerm 1.0)

 

Landward

Shoreline

Seaward

Length

2.1 * 106 km (total coast length)

Percent classified

92.9%

96.2%

49.7%

Most abundant coastal class (and its length)

n.a.

Rocky Shores (8.2*105 km)

Muddy Gravel (2.9 * 105 km)

Median permeability

10−13 m2

10−12.3 m2

10−13.3 m2