Coastal Retreat in California's Central Coast Region

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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.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

  • Sediment distribution and transport along a rocky, embayed coast: Monterey Peninsula and Carmel Bay, California [1]
  • Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan For Southern Monterey Bay [2]
  • National Assessment of Shoreline Change Part 3: Historical Shoreline Change and Associated Coastal Land Loss Along Sandy Shorelines of the California Coast [3]


References

  1. 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.
  2. Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan For Southern Monterey Bay
  3. 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

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