FIELD OBSERVATION OF BLOWOUT ON SAND DUNE FORMED ON MONTEREY BAY COAST IN CALIFORNIA

FIELD OBSERVATION OF BLOWOUT ON SAND DUNE FORMED ON MONTEREY BAY COAST IN CALIFORNIA

Topographic features of coastal sand dune located very close to the south end of Monterey Bay in California was observed on September 3, 1999. On this sand dune, landward winds formed blowout at many places and they often block traffic in the Highway. Detailed observation of topographic changes caus...

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Veröffentlicht in:PROCEEDINGS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE OCEAN 2000, Vol.16, pp.571-576
Hauptverfasser: UDA, Takaaki, NISHIMURA, Susumu, SEINO, Satoquo, KUNISU, Hiroshi
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
blowout
California
field observation
Monterey
sand dune
schematic diagram
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Zusammenfassung:Topographic features of coastal sand dune located very close to the south end of Monterey Bay in California was observed on September 3, 1999. On this sand dune, landward winds formed blowout at many places and they often block traffic in the Highway. Detailed observation of topographic changes caused by blowout was made. Based on the field observation, longitudinal and vertical change of the sand dune associated with the formation of the blowout is summarized in the schematic diagram.
ISSN:0912-7348
1884-8265
DOI:10.2208/prooe.16.571