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Erosion - Central & Southern California

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Have an Earth Science question?   Ask-A-Geologist! Erosion: about this Topic Coastal erosion is a national problem, with enormous economic and social consequences that affect all 30 states bordering the ocean or the Great Lakes. The geologic framework of the coastal region must be determined in order to understand the problems that must be addressed to maintain U.S. coastlines and to predict the effects of any mitigation or management plans. Other related USGS websites: El Niņo Home Page Content Types: Project Information Educational Materials What are these? Photographs Movies Maps Publications Data Sets

Items below are listed from most recently updated to least recently updated.

These are results 1 through 17 of 17 matches.

Research Project National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project

Description: Beach erosion is a chronic problem along most open-ocean shores of the United States. As coastal populations continue to grow, and community infrastructures are threatened by erosion, there is increased demand for accurate information regarding past and present shoreline changes. There is also need for a comprehensive analysis of shoreline movement that is regionally consistent. To meet these national needs, the Coastal and Marine Geology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting an analysis of historical shoreline changes along open-ocean sandy shores of the conterminous United States and parts of Alaska and Hawaii. A primary goal of this work is to develop standardized methods for mapping and analyzing shoreline movement so that internally consistent updates can periodically be made to record shoreline erosion and accretion.
updated: 2004-07-21       pages include:

Research Project National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards

Description: The National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards is a multi-year undertaking to identify and quantify the vulnerability of U.S. shorelines to coastal change hazards such as the effects of severe storms, sea-level rise, and shoreline erosion and retreat. It will continue to improve our understanding of processes that control these hazards, and will allow researchers to determine the probability of coastal change locally, regionally, and nationally. The Assessment will deliver these data and assessment findings about coastal vulnerability to coastal managers, other researchers, and the general public.
updated: 2004-06-10       pages include:

Publication Coastal Wetlands and Sediments of the San Francisco Bay System - USGS Fact Sheet

Description: San Francisco Bay has received much scientific attention over the years primarily because of regional questions regarding water quality and, more recently, geologic hazards, but very little is known about sediment distribution and movement on the floor of the Bay. The link between sediment accumulation in the Bay and processes that produce the staggering losses of wetlands acreage and continual channel filling is becoming better understood as U.S. Geological Survey scientists undertake new research of the region.
updated: 2004-03-02       pages include:

Publication Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary Geological Processes and Framework - USGS Fact Sheet

Description: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will move its Pacific Marine Geology program to a new location at the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) and we are excited about our role in the marine sciences community around Monterey Bay. There is much to learn in the region, not only as a result of new opportunities in the Marine Sanctuary, but also that knowledge gained here may be transferred to our studies of similar environments in other parts of the world.
updated: 2004-03-02       pages include:

Research Project Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies

Description: This project investigates the coastal impacts of hurricanes and extreme storms, such as Hurricanes Isabel (2003), Dennis (1999), Bonnie & Georges (1998), and winter storms, such as those associated with the 1997-98 El Niņo.
updated: 2003-10-31       pages include:

Movie USGS Fact Sheet 095-02: Vulnerability of U.S. National Parks to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Change

Description: Vulnerability of U.S. National Parks to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Change
updated: 2002-09-19       pages include:

Educational Materials Mapping Coastal Change Hazards

Description: An illustrated discussion of coastal change hazards and the work that the U.S. Geological Survey is doing to map and understand these hazards.
updated: 2001-05-03       pages include:

General Information El Niņo Home Page

Description: El Niņo information with links to a broad range of topics such as Floods, Landslides, Coastal Hazards, Climate, News Releases.
updated: 2000-01-31       pages include:

Educational Materials Tsunamis & Earthquakes at the USGS

Description: General information on how earthquakes generate tsunamis and summaries of tsunami research using animations and VRML models.
updated: 1999-06-28       pages include:

Map Sea-floor Morphology between Aņo Nuevo and Santa Cruz, California

Description: Seafloor map displaying submarine rock exposures found along the northern part of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, with interpretations of side-scan sonar records, seismic-reflection records, and underwater video.
updated: 1999-02-22       pages include:

Photographs Coastal Erosion from El-Niņo Winter Storms - Oblique Aerial Photography

Description: USGS acquired baseline precision-located oblique still and video photography coverage of over 1000 km of coastline from the west coast of the U.S. in October, 1997, in anticipation of storms generated by the El-Niņo warming of the Pacific Ocean. A follow-up mission was completed in April, 1998 after the storm season.
updated: 1998-12-16       pages include:

Educational Materials Coastal Erosion Along the U.S. West Coast During the 1997-98 El Niņo: Expectations and Observations

Description: This survey of 1200 km of representative reaches of the U.S. west coast both prior to and following the 1997-98 El Niņo winter storms includes an interactive display of the mapped changes in coastal topography due to erosion, deposition, and landslides.
updated: 1998-12-08       pages include:

Map 1982-83 El Niņo Coastal Erosion: San Mateo County, CA

Description: Coastal Erosion caused by El Nino storms in San Mateo County, California
updated: 1998-05-06       pages include:

Research Project Potential San Francisco Bay Landslides During El Niņo

Description: EL Nino - Actual and Potential Landslides in San Francisco Bay Area including fly-bys, photos, maps and animations
updated: 1998-04-17       pages include:

Research Project Monterey Bay Canyon Currents and Sediment Studies

Description: Studies of Currents and Sediment Transport in Monterey Bay Canyon, California using moorings.
updated: 1996-04-24       pages include:

Publication Currents and Sediment Movement in Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon

Description: Publication on Monterey Canyon currents and sediment movement using mooring with current meters, transmissometers and sediment traps
updated: 1996-04-24       pages include:

Publication Currents and Sediment Movement in Monterey Canyon

Description: AGU abstract of currents and sediment movement in Monterey Canyon CA using current meters, transmissometers and sediment traps attached to moorings
updated: 1996-03-26       pages include:

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