Title | Wave runup, extreme water levels and the erosion of properties backing beaches |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2001 |
Authors | Ruggiero, Peter, Paul D. Komar, William G. McDougal, John J. Marra, and Reggie A. Beach |
Secondary Title | Journal of Coastal Research |
Volume | 17 |
Number | 2 |
Pagination | p.407-419 |
Date Published | 2001, Spring |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Guin QH541.5.C65 J61, Electronic Subscription |
Keywords | Agate Beach, Beverly Beach, Cape Perpetua, coastal hazards, erosion, Gleneden Beach, Jump-Off Joe, Lost Creek State Park, Manzanita, Nestucca Spit, Nye Beach, Oceanside, South Beach, wave data, Yaquina Head |
Notes | Water level and beach morphology and size are the major factors determining erosion of beachfront properties. "This paper reports on a model that has been developed to evaluate the susceptibility of coastal properties to erosion to waves..." (p.407) |