An application of LIDAR to examine erosion in the southern Monterey Bay during the 1997-98 El Nino

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dc.contributor.advisorThornton, Edward B.
dc.contributor.advisorParsons, Arthur R.
dc.contributor.authorEgley, Lora A.
dc.contributor.departmentOceanography
dc.dateMarch 2002
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:47:39Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:47:39Z
dc.date.issued2002-03
dc.description.abstractLight Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) was used in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to quantify coastal changes to beaches and dunes in the Southern Monterey Bay region and to qualitatively assess the erosional impact of large storms on coastal dune areas. LIDAR provides a rapid and accurate survey technique to measure topographic elevation. A LIDAR survey was performed in October 1997 and then a second survey in April 1998 to measure the erosion occurring during the 1997-1998 El Nino winter storm. Maximum dune erosion occurred in the vicinity of Fort Ord (13 m) and Marina (15 m), along with significant dune recession in Monterey and Sand City. Beach erosion was prevalent from Moss Landing to Monterey showing the seasonal beach loss. There was a large spatial variability all along the shoreline, with many numerous erosional "hot spots". LIDAR data provide a high-quality representation of the episodic erosion process in Southern Monterey Bay, and also offers useful environmental information to the warfighter in terms of detailed beach or landing zone characterizations.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceLieutenant, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/anpplicationofli109456068
dc.format.extentxvi, 55 p. : ill.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/6068
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorErosionen_US
dc.subject.authorLIDARen_US
dc.subject.authorSedminent transporten_US
dc.subject.authorEl Ninoen_US
dc.subject.authorSouthern Monterey Bayen_US
dc.subject.lcshBeach erosionen_US
dc.subject.lcshCaliforniaen_US
dc.subject.lcshMonterey Bay Regionen_US
dc.subject.lcshOptical radaren_US
dc.titleAn application of LIDAR to examine erosion in the southern Monterey Bay during the 1997-98 El Ninoen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineMeteorology and Physical Oceanographyen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Meteorology and Physical Oceanographyen_US
etd.verifiednoen_US
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