Earth  ID: 645

Beach Erosion: Esplanade Drive in Pacifica, California from 1997 to 1998

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on January 1, 1999
During the 1997 to 1998 El Niño season, California's coastlines were hit by major beach erosion causing millions of dollars in damage.
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An animation showing the erosion of the beach near Esplanade Drive in Pacifica, California during the El Niño season from 1997 to 1998, from airborne laser altimetry data. At the end of the animation, the image dissolves to an actual photograph from 1998
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Visualization of 1997 Esplanade Drive looking eastward
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Visualization of 1998 Esplanade Drive looking eastward
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Photograph of the northern coast of Pacifica, CA. (Photograph courtesy of the USGS.)
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Photograph of the southern coast of Pacifica, CA. (Photograph courtesy of the USGS.)
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Video slate image reads, "Esplanade Beach Mapping:
1997-1998 erosion of Esplanade Dr., Pacifica, CA. Laser Altimeter data shows the erosion and dissolves to an actual final photograph of Esplanade Drive. This data contains the small beaches at the base of the cliffs."
 

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Beach Erosion: Eastward View of Esplanade Drive in 1998
Beach Erosion: Top Down View of Esplanade Drive in 1998
Beach Erosion: Southeastward View of Esplanade Drive in 1998
Beach Erosion: Southern View of Esplanade Drive in 1998
Beach Erosion: Northeastward View of Esplanade Drive

For More Information

http://www.usgs.gov/public/press/public_affairs/press_releases/pr460m.html

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
William Krabill (NASA/GSFC Wallops): Scientist
Serdar Manizade (NASA/GSFC Wallops): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Data Used:
Airplane/Airborne Topographic Mapper/Topography
1997/10/12, 1997/10/13, 1998/04/15, 1998/04/18
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Dates of Data Used:
1997/10/12, 1997/10/13, 1998/04/15, 1998/04/18

This item is part of this series:
Beach Erosion

Keywords:
SVS >> Erosion
SVS >> Pacifica
GCMD >> Location >> California
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0