Title :
Baker Beach, San Francisco, California. Rip current-beach cusp coupled system: waves, currents, sediments and tides self-organize to form a self-maintaining geometrical coastal geomorphology
Author :
Smith, Francis James
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Geogr., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
This report looks beyond waves and explores the probability that waves, currents, sediments and tides self-organize into a rip current-beach cusp coupled system to create a beach condition which endangers the lives of beach bathers. The coastal geography of Baker Beach is described, and information given on how, why, and where the greatest dangers occur.
Keywords :
bathymetry; geomorphology; ocean waves; oceanography; sediments; tides; Baker Beach; California; San Francisco Bay; coastal geography; current-beach cusp coupled system; fluid dynamics; geometrical coastal geomorphology; ocean waves; sediments; self-maintaining coastal geomorphology; shorebreak; tides; Engineering students; Geography; Hazards; Sea measurements; Sediments; Shape; Tides; Video recording;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-30-0
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178374
