Measuring and Understanding Coastal Processes

Committee on Coastal Engineering Measurement Systems,Marine Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Measuring and Understanding Coastal Processes
Format
Paperback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Country
United States
Published
15 January 1989
Pages
130
ISBN
9780309041294

Measuring and Understanding Coastal Processes

Committee on Coastal Engineering Measurement Systems,Marine Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Much of the U.S. coastline is rapidly changing - mostly eroding. That fact places increasing pressure on the planners and managers responsible for coastal development and protection, and could have a direct effect on many of the 125 million Americans living within 50 miles of the coast who rely on its resources and beaches for their livelihood or recreation. Although rapid advances have been made in the measurement systems needed to understand and describe the forces and changes at work in the surf-zone environment, their potential for allowing more accurate and reliable planning and engineering responses has not been fully realized. This book assesses coastal data needs, instrumentation, and analyses, and recommends areas in which more information or better instrumentation is needed.

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