Beach Erosion: Top Down View of Beach Near Montara, California

  • Released Friday, January 1, 1999
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Montara, California beach erosion between October 1997 and April 1998 due to El Niño.

A birds eye view animation depicting the California coastal beach erosion from 1997 to 1998

Montara, CA coastline in 1997

Montara, CA coastline in 1997

Airborne laser altimetry data of the beach near Montara, California in 1998

Airborne laser altimetry data of the beach near Montara, California in 1998

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This page was originally published on Friday, January 1, 1999.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:59 PM EDT.

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Datasets used in this visualization

  • Topography [Airplane: Airborne Topographic Mapper]

    ID: 232
    Sensor: Airborne Topographic Mapper Dates used: 1997/10/12, 1997/10/13, 1998/04/15, 1998/04/18
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