PPT-X. The Coast: Beaches and Shoreline Processes (Chapter 10)

by Al Trujillo Hard Stabilization Jetties Groins and Breakwaters Jetties Always in pairs built to protect a harbor entrance Groins Individual or many if many groin field built to trap sand. shoreline Endangered nest on the south coast This beach is home to a pair of endangered hooded plovers. Less than 50 of these birds remain in NSW. They need your help to survive. Please stay clear o coastal beaches from Newfoundland and southeastern Quebec to North Carolina. After they establish nesting territories and conduct courtship rituals beginning in late March or early April, pairs f State of the Sediment Workshop . April 19-20, 2010 . San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission . U.S. Geological Survey . Menlo Park, California. Peter Baye, Coastal Ecologist, . Annapolis, California. Beach: zone of loose particles that covers part or all of a shore.. U.S. has about 11,000 miles of beaches (30% of shoreline).. Beaches form at calm spots between headlands, shores sheltered by barrier islands (Outer Banks/. State of the Sediment Workshop . April 19-20, 2010 . San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission . U.S. Geological Survey . Menlo Park, California. Peter Baye, Coastal Ecologist, . Annapolis, California. Planning Commission meeting . 7/24/2012. purpose. Update on DOE Comments. Review Chapter 4 - Shoreline Use Provisions. Questions. Update on doe comments. DOE Comments received June 8. Chapter 3: Critical . The . shoreline. is . constantly . . changing. .. Waves. are the . #1 cause. !. Shoreline Currents. Longshore. . current. Rip current. Shoreline Currents. Longshore. current: flows parallel to shore. 2014 FRIDAY Shoreline A1 Shoreline A2 Shoreline B 12pm NE B03 Blue v West B03 Blue NE G03 Blue v SL G03 Blue South B02 Blue v NE B02 Blue 1pm SL B03 Blue v South B03 Blue West B03 White v SL B03 White Science Outreach. Interacting Elements of the Coastal System. Types of Coastlines in NZ. Rocky shorelines. Form on high energy coasts where the ocean meets mountains or sea cliffs. Sandy beaches. Mainland, pocket and barrier beaches. Lake . Michigan Shoreline. Kaitlyn McClain. Coastal Resource Planner. Agenda. 1. 2. 3. Project Overview. What is GIS?. GIS organizes spatial information into ‘layers’ based on . location.. GIS creates ‘smart’ maps by linking map features with their attributes.. © 2002 Brooks/Cole, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc.. What is a Coast?. * A coast is the strip of land that is met by the water’s edge; it leads to the open ocean.. * . Coasts . are temporary structures, often subject to rapid change.. Coasts Are Shaped by Marine and Terrestrial Processes. Erosional Processes Dominate Some Coasts. Beaches Dominate Depositional Coasts. Larger-Scale Features Accumulate on Depositional Coasts. Biological Activity Forms and Modifies Coasts. . art’s commerce and science college, . kalwan. (. manur. ) . department of geography. t. opic: . COASTS. . . . ( F. Y. B. Sc ). . by,. . a. sst. . . prof. . . waghere. . p.p.. Interacting Elements of the Coastal System. Types of Coastlines in NZ. Rocky shorelines. Form on high energy coasts where the ocean meets mountains or sea cliffs. Sandy beaches. Mainland, pocket and barrier beaches.