BEACH PROFILES AT TORREY PINES, CALIFORNIA
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Keywords

beach profile
Torrey Pines

How to Cite

Aubrey, D. G., Inman, D. L., & Nordstrom, C. E. (1976). BEACH PROFILES AT TORREY PINES, CALIFORNIA. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(15), 75. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v15.75

Abstract

Beach profiles have been measured at Torrey Pines Beach, California for four years and correlated with tides and accurate spectral estimates of the incident wave field. Characteristic equilibrium beach profiles persist for time spans of up to at least two weeks in response to periods of uniform incident waves. These changes in the beach profiles are primarily due to on-offshore sediment transport which can be related to variations in wave characteristics and tidal phase. The most rapid readjustment of the beach profile occurs during high wave energy conditions coincident with spring tides. Alternatively, the highest berm building is associated with moderate to low waves that coincide with spring tides.
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v15.75
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