HURRICANE MARIE AND THE PORT OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA
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Mesa, C., & Wesley, M. (2018). HURRICANE MARIE AND THE PORT OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(36), risk.90. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36.risk.90

Abstract

This paper describes the performance of the Middle Breakwater at the Port of Long Beach, California, USA. On 27 August 2014, swell waves generated by Hurricane Marie, a category 5 storm, severely damaged the breakwater. This paper evaluates general breakwater characteristics, incident wave conditions, and a wave transformation analysis that identifies uniquely contributing factors to the structure damages.
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