BEACHES IN NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
Abstract
Forty-two stations on the beaches and coastal streams between the Oregon boundary and Bodega Head, California, were sampled from one to four times each in the years of 1958 to 1960. Grain size and sorting parameters from single samples proved adequate to distinguish the character of one beach from another, but single samples do not show significant changes with time at individual localities. Groups of stations having sands that are not significantly different, on the basis of single samples, usually fall within the boundaries of geographic units as well. There are very few exceptions to these geographical groupings, but the sands at a given locality can seldom be reconciled with the existing wave exposure, thus beach character must reflect other causes, such as source. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0286773
Entities
People
- David T. Snow
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley