Coastal Erosion Related Sites

NOAA Links to Informational Sites on Coastal Erosion

NOAA Coastal Services Center: This site provides information concerning aircraft laser technology being used to accurately determine coastal topography, coastal erosion, and shoreline position.

Links to Other Sites on Coastal Erosion

Woodrow Wilson Environmental Science Institute: This site provides information on natural and human factors affecting the coast and background information on beach processes.

Duke University - Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines: contains an index to coastal area hazard maps, U.S. Beach Nourishment Database, "Living with the Shore" book series, an erosion slide set, and other informative attributes.

United States Geologic Survey - National Coastal and Marine Geology Program: provides information on coastal and nearshore erosion as well as the program goals and objectives. Lists current and future planned studies concerning erosion.

U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute - Cape Cod Coastal Erosion: A Case Study (PDF) (to convert PDF)

Scripps Institute of Oceanography

Coastal Processes Manual: information on obtaining this coastal engineering manual which is "written for persons with a professional stake in prudent coastal development on the Great Lakes„bankers, contractors, developers, engineers, insurers, realtors, regulators." The manual includes insturctions on how to recognize the risks of flooding and erosion at specific sites along the coast.

El Niĝo Facts Page: in anticipation of the 1997 El Niĝo seasons climatic events, USC Sea Grant and the California Coastal Commission produced a web page for coastal bluff property owners, coastal and hillside residents on coastal erosion, property preparedness and on the science and predicted weather events associated with El Niĝo.

http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/outreach/coastal_engr/publications/ce_publications.html: Philip Keillor, Coastal Engineering Specialist, Advisory Services, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975 Willow Drive, Room 209 Madison, WI 53706-1103
Phone: 608-263-5133, Fax: 608-262-0591, Email: jkeillor@seagrant.wisc.edu

Nationwide Projects on Coastal Erosion

The Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study: A research program in which a federal-state-local cooperative address the coastal geology, processes, and natural hazards of the Southwest Washington coast.

The Southern Lake Michigan Coastal Erosion Study: Study is found online and provided by the USGS. This study involves coastal processes in the Great Lakes area.

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