Beach Erosion: Eastward View of Beach Near Montara, California
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Beach erosion along the western California coastline from 1997 to 1998. It is believed that the 1998 El Nino event was a major factor in this rapid coastal erosion.
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Beach erosion animation
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Airborne laser altimetry data of the beach near Montara, California in 1997
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Laser altimeter data taken one year later (1998)
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| Animation Number: | 624 |
| Animator: | Alex Kekesi (Lead) |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 1999-01-01 |
| Scientists: | William Krabill (NASA/GSFC Wallops) |
| | Serdar Manizade (NASA/GSFC Wallops) |
| Instrument: | Airborne Topographic Mapper |
| Data set: | Topography |
| Data Collected: | 1997/10/12, 1997/10/13, 1998/04/15, 1998/04/18 |
| Series: | Beach Erosion |
| Video: | SVS1999-0011 * |
Keywords:
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>> El Nino
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>> Erosion
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>> Montara
GCMD
>> Location
>> California
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More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.usgs.gov/public/press/public_affairs/press_releases/pr460m.html
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Please give credit for this visualization to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
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