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This page gives a background on Coastal Retreat in California's Central Coast Region and highlights scientific findings pertaining to coastal erosion.
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An [[Summaries of Environmental Topics on the Central Coast of California|environmental summary]] created by the [[ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems]] class at [[CSUMB]].
  
This page was created as part of the [http://sep.csumb.edu/wiki/index.php/ENVS_560/L_Watershed_Systems ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems] class at [http://csumb.edu CSUMB].
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This page gives a background on Coastal Retreat in [[California's Central Coast Region]] and highlights scientific findings pertaining to coastal erosion.
  
== Summary ==
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== Rates of retreat ==
  
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The Southern Monterey bay region has some of the highest coastal erosion rates in the state of California.<ref name="PWA 2008"> [http://www.energy.ca.gov/2009publications/PWAOPC-1000-2009-013/PWAOPC-1000-2009-013.PDF California Coastal Erosion Response to Sea Level Rise]</ref>
  
== Location ==
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*[[Monterey]]: 1 ft / year
  
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*[[Seaside]]: 3 ft/year
  
== Resource/s at stake ==
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*[[Marina]]: 6 ft/ year
  
...What environmental resource/s are at stake?...
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== Potential influences ==
  
== Stakeholders ==
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*Sea level rise
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*[[Sand Mining in California's Central Coast Region]]
  
...Who are the stakeholders in the watershed? e.g. agencies, non-profits, associations...
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== Impacts ==
  
== Laws, policies, & regulations ==
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*Critical habitat for [[Special Status Animals in the Central Coast Region]] (including nesting habitat for the Snowy Plover)
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*[[California Coastal Trail (CCT)]]
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*[[Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway (FORTAG)]]
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*[[Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network]]
  
...What laws, policies, and/or regulations are involved?...
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== Links and Documents ==
  
== Systems ==
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*[https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70022410 Storlazzi, CD and Field, ME. 2000. Sediment distribution and transport along a rocky, embayed coast: Monterey Peninsula and Carmel Bay, California. Marine Geology 170.3: 289-316.]
 
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*[http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1219/of2006-1219.pdf Hapke CJ et al. 2006. USGS. National Assessment of Shoreline Change Part 3: Historical Shoreline Change and Associated Coastal Land Loss Along Sandy Shorelines of the California Coast]
... What elements of the biophysical system are/were involved?...
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*[http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a464654.pdf Thornton et al. 2006. Sand Mining Impacts on Long-term Dune Erosion in Southern Monterey Bay. Marine Geology 229.1:45-58.]
 
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*[https://montereybay.noaa.gov/research/techreports/trpwa2008.html Williams and Associates Ltd. 2008. Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan For Southern Monterey Bay]
== Science ==
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*[http://www.energy.ca.gov/2009publications/PWAOPC-1000-2009-013/PWAOPC-1000-2009-013.PDF Williams and Associates Ltd. 2009. California Coastal Erosion Response to Sea Level Rise]
 
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*[https://nmsmontereybay.blob.core.windows.net/montereybay-prod/media/research/techreports/esapwa2012.pdf ESA PWA. 2012. Evaluation of Erosion Mitigation Alternatives for Southern Monterey Bay]
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*[https://monterey.org/Portals/0/Policies-Procedures/Planning/WorkProgram/LCP/16_0316_FINAL_Monterey_ExistingConditions_wAppendixA_WEB.pdf Revell Coastal LLC. 2016 City of Monterey Final Sea Level Rise and Vulnerability Analyses, Existing Conditions and Issues Report]
 
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*[https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/2016JF004065 Vitousek et al. 2017. A model for integrating longshore and cross-shore processes for predicting long-term shoreline response to climate change. Journal of Geophysical Research. 122: 782-806.]
== Tools ==
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*[http://www.beachapedia.org/State_of_the_Beach/State_Reports/CA/Beach_Erosion Beachapedia.org. 2018. State of the Beach/State Reports/CA/Beach Erosion]
 
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*[https://coastalresilience.org/project/monterey-bay/ Coastalresilience.org. 2018. Monterey Bay]
There are a variety of tools that can be used to assess the effects of sand mining and/or coastal retreat.
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*[https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2019-07/Reg%20Report-%20SUM-CCCA4-2018-006%20CentralCoast.pdf Langridge, Ruth. 2018. Central Coast Summary Report.]
 
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*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/07/11/california-will-have-a-terrible-choice-save-cliff-side-homes-or-public-beaches-from-rising-seas/ Wahington Post. 2018. California will face a terrible choice: Save cliff-side homes or public beaches from rising seas]
*ArcGIS and the Digital Shoreline Analysis System ([http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/DSAS/ DSAS)] toolbox can be used to monitor changes in beach width.
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*[https://www.cityofmarina.org/DocumentCenter/View/10457/Existing-Conditions-and-Sea-Level-Rise-Report-Sept-2019?bidId= City of Marina. 2019. Existing Conditions and Sea Level Rise Report (Draft)]
*Stero Photogrammetry <ref name="ThorntonEtAl2006"/>
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*[https://monterey.org/Portals/0/Reports/ForPublicReview/19_0201_Beach_Nourishment_ISMND_Web.pdf ESA. 2019. Monterey Bay Opportunistic Beach Nourishment Program]
*LIDAR Measurements <ref name="ThorntonEtAl2006"/>
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*[https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-24/marina-sea-level-rise Los Angeles Times. 2019. Sea level rise: A small California town embraces...]
*GPS Surveys <ref name="ThorntonEtAl2006"/>
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*[https://www.montereyherald.com/2019/05/22/monterey-advances-plan-to-shore-up-eroding-beaches/ Monterey Herald. 2019. Monterey advances plans to shore up eroding beaches]
 
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*[https://montereybay.noaa.gov/resourcepro/resmanissues/coastal.html National Ocean Service. 2019. Resource Issues: Coastal Armoring and Erosion]
== Future research ==
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== References ==
 
== References ==
  
http://montereybay.noaa.gov/resourcepro/resmanissues/coastal.html
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<references/>
 
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http://montereybay.noaa.gov/new/2012/erosion.pdf
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http://research.fit.edu/sealevelriselibrary/documents/doc_mgr/919/Griggs.%202015.%20SLR%20Impacts%20On%20Coastal%20Communities%20in%20California.pdf
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http://www.montereyherald.com/article/ZZ/20130826/NEWS/130828017
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== Links ==
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[[Sand Mining in California's Central Coast Region]]
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[[Local Coastal Program in California's Central Coast Region]]
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== Disclaimer ==
 
== Disclaimer ==
  
 
This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of [[CSUMB]], its staff, or students.
 
This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of [[CSUMB]], its staff, or students.

Latest revision as of 15:21, 27 March 2020

An environmental summary created by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

This page gives a background on Coastal Retreat in California's Central Coast Region and highlights scientific findings pertaining to coastal erosion.

Rates of retreat

The Southern Monterey bay region has some of the highest coastal erosion rates in the state of California.[1]

Potential influences

Impacts

Links and Documents

References

  1. California Coastal Erosion Response to Sea Level Rise

Disclaimer

This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.