Shoreline Erosion Assessment and Atlas of the San Diego Region: The San Diego shorelineReinhard E Flick The Department, 1994 - Beach erosion |
Contents
REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND HAZARDS 3 | 3 |
BEACHES AND COASTAL PROCESSES | 13 |
MAINTAINING AND WIDENING THE BEACHES | 37 |
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Agua Hedionda Lagoon alongshore sand-transport alongshore transport artificial beach replenishment artificial headland backbeach line backpassing Batiquitos Lagoon beach nourishment beach width beachfill loss bypassing California Storm Carlsbad CCSTWS channel Coast of California coastal terraces cost Dana Point Delta Point downcoast downcoast beaches downdrift dredging Encinitas Figure fillet groins hard structures hook-shaped bay Imperial Beach increase La Jolla Shores littoral sand littoral zone million cubic yards movement of sand natural Oceanside Harbor Oceanside littoral cell offshore breakwater onshore opportunistic beachfill perched beach placement reduce San Diego Bay San Diego Region San Diego shoreline sand losses sand supply sand transport Scripps Submarine Canyon sea cliffs sea level seaward shore shoreface Silver Strand Silver Strand littoral southern California Storm and Tidal Strand littoral cell Submarine Canyon Tidal Waves Study tides Tijuana River tombolo trap U.S. Army Corps upcoast widen wider beach yd³/yr Zuniga Jetty