Case Study
Laser Scanning Tackles Beach Erosion
www.maptek.com CASE STUDY Previous belief was that erosion from coastal bluffs and cliffs was only a minor source of beach sand. New research indicates that over half of the region’s beach sand may be coming from this coastal erosion. Coastal geologists have assumed for years that sediment-laden rivers entering the Pacific Ocean along the Central and Southern California coast supply up to 90% of the sand on the region’s beaches. The Sa