| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
| 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 |
| Summary |
"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 and how the region will change in the future. The author's geographic scope spans from San Diego to Point Conception, taking in coastal portions of San Diego, Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties"--Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
california earthquakes |
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california fault lines |
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california geology |
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california tsunamis |
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coastal geology |
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coastal science |
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coastal shifts california |
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earth sciences |
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earth studies |
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geology |
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geomorphology |
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north american plate |
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oak ridge fault |
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oceanography |
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outdoor science |
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pacific plate |
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san andreas fault |
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santa ynez fault |
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southern california coastline |
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southern california |
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tectonic plates california |
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tectonic plates |
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tectonic shift |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Coast changes -- California, Southern
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Geomorphology -- California, Southern
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Coast changes
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Geomorphology
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Southern California
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520961852 |
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0520961854 |
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