LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION Approach to Problem

BEACH PROFILE Coastal Processes with Engineering Applications (Dean and Dalrymple)

PLANFORM Coastal Processes with Engineering Applications (Dean and Dalrymple)

EXAMPLE: SURF ZONE

EXAMPLE: SWASH ZONE

EXAMPLE: BERM Capistrano Beach, CA. jan.ucc.nau.edu/ ~rcb7/Oceanography.htmljan.ucc.nau.edu/ ~rcb7/Oceanography.html

EXAMPLE: BARRIER ISLAND Shorebirdworld.org

EXAMPLE: TIDAL INLET WHERE IS THIS? INDIAN RIVER INLET

EXAMPLE: BAY MOUTH BARRIER BIG LAGOON, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA Periodic breaching by nature (or sometimes people)

EXAMPLE: SPIT Homer Spit, Alaska. Built marine and loading facility. Smart?

EXAMPLE: BEACH NOURISHMENT Before / after for nourishment in Florida, USACE Dredge nourishing beach,

EXAMPLE: NAVIGATIONAL ENTRANCES mfproducts.nos.noaa.gov Galveston Bay Entrance Jetties

EXAMPLE: TIDAL SHOALS NOAA

EXAMPLE: WEIR JETTY Coastal Processes with Engineering Applications (Dean and Dalrymple)

EXAMPLE: OFFSHORE BREAKWATER Man-made Natural, Note wave diffraction

EXAMPLE: GROIN What happened here?