Surf, sand, and stone [electronic resource] : how waves, earthquakes, and other forces shape the Southern California coast / Keith Heyer Meldahl.
"Meldahl tells the scientific story of the Southern California coast by blending research from geology and oceanography with a compelling narrative and clear illustrations that take readers out in the field with the author to learn about the processes that have generated the coast as it exists today...
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| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2015]
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Surf, Sand, and Stone: How Waves, Earthquakes, and Other Forces Shape the Southern California Coast |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- Time, faults, and moving plates : a recipe for Southern California
- Tsunamis
- Earthquakes
- Disassembling Southern California
- Waves and surfing
- Beaches and coastal bluffs
- Sea level changes and the ice ages.