DocumentCode
2764738
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
Volume
5
fYear
2003
fDate
22-26 Sept. 2003
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-933957-30-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178374
Filename
1283071
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