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Coastal Erosion Study in Southern California

Learn about the impact of beach processes on the economy and safety in Southern California. Explore CDIP Wave Buoys, LIDAR surveys, and more in Leucadia, CA. Discover the role of wave climate on beach recovery.

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Coastal Erosion Study in Southern California

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  1. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACH PROCESSES STUDY SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

  2. Beaches are Economic Drivers for Tourism $millions/year in Southern California alone

  3. Coastal erosion threatens public and private safety and property. LEUCADIA, CA – FEB 2002

  4. CDIP Wave Buoys LIDAR In-Situ ATV & JetSki Surveys: San Onofre and Torrey Pines

  5. Insitu Survey Instrumentation

  6. Insitu Surveys: Above Waterline (Exposed Beach) to Offshore (8m depth) TorreyPines San Onofre

  7. Optech LIDAR Instruments (Light Detection and Ranging) Altitude: 3000 ft Swath Width: 600 ft

  8. Northwest Swell Both San Onofre and Torrey Pines are exposed to North swell.

  9. SouthSwell San Onofre is exposed to South swell Torrey Pines is sheltered from the South by Pt. La Jolla

  10. What role does the wave climate play?

  11. Exposed to southern swell - causing rapid beach recovery after storms SAN ONOFRE Low Seasonal Variation Partially sheltered from south swell – requires much longer time to recover TORREY PINES High Seasonal Variation [m]

  12. http://cdip.ucsd.edu/SCBPS Point & Click Public Website

  13. Ocean Observing CollaborationSeismic Reflection/MultiBeam/LIDAR/CHARTS Coastal Observing Systems/ SIO Spatial Referencing Center

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