Surf, sand, and stone : how waves, earthquakes, and other forces shape the Southern California coast /
Meldahl, Keith Heyer,
Surf, sand, and stone : how waves, earthquakes, and other forces shape the Southern California coast / Keith Heyer Meldahl. - Oakland, California : University of California Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Time, faults, and moving plates : a recipe for Southern California -- Tsunamis -- Earthquakes -- Disassembling Southern California -- Waves and surfing -- Beaches and coastal bluffs -- Sea level changes and the ice ages.
"Meldahl tells the scientific story of the Southern California coast by blending research from geology and oceanography with a compelling narrative and clear illustrations that take readers out in the field with the author to learn about the processes that have generated the coast as it exists today and how the region will change in the future. The author's geographic scope spans from San Diego to Point Conception, taking in coastal portions of San Diego, Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties"--Provided by publisher.
9780520961852
Coast changes--California, Southern.
Geomorphology--California, Southern.
Electronic Books.
GB458 / .S874 2015
Surf, sand, and stone : how waves, earthquakes, and other forces shape the Southern California coast / Keith Heyer Meldahl. - Oakland, California : University of California Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Time, faults, and moving plates : a recipe for Southern California -- Tsunamis -- Earthquakes -- Disassembling Southern California -- Waves and surfing -- Beaches and coastal bluffs -- Sea level changes and the ice ages.
"Meldahl tells the scientific story of the Southern California coast by blending research from geology and oceanography with a compelling narrative and clear illustrations that take readers out in the field with the author to learn about the processes that have generated the coast as it exists today and how the region will change in the future. The author's geographic scope spans from San Diego to Point Conception, taking in coastal portions of San Diego, Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties"--Provided by publisher.
9780520961852
Coast changes--California, Southern.
Geomorphology--California, Southern.
Electronic Books.
GB458 / .S874 2015