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Category : Geomorphology
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles DistrictPublisher:
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Category : Coast changes
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study
Author: The Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study Annual Report, January 1986-July 1987
Author: Quarterly Bulletin of the Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study
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Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Coastal Processes Literature Inventory Database
Author: Southern California Coastal Processes Data Summary
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Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Tracings: 94.40.
Annual Report, 1985
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles DistrictPublisher:
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Category : Pacific Coast (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309255945
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level. Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future explains that sea level along the U.S. west coast is affected by a number of factors. These include: climate patterns such as the El Niño, effects from the melting of modern and ancient ice sheets, and geologic processes, such as plate tectonics. Regional projections for California, Oregon, and Washington show a sharp distinction at Cape Mendocino in northern California. South of that point, sea-level rise is expected to be very close to global projections. However, projections are lower north of Cape Mendocino because the land is being pushed upward as the ocean plate moves under the continental plate along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. However, an earthquake magnitude 8 or larger, which occurs in the region every few hundred to 1,000 years, would cause the land to drop and sea level to suddenly rise.
Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles DistrictPublisher:
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Category : Ocean waves
Languages : en
Pages : 790
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