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Pacific Coastal & Marine Science Center

Coastal Processes

Southern California Coastal Hazards:
A multi-hazards demonstration project

Objective: Integrate multiple USGS research activities with the needs of external partners such as emergency managers and land-use planners to produce products and information that can be used to create more disaster-resilient communities.

Natural hazards to be investigated:

  • Earthquakes
  • Landslides
  • Floods
  • Tsunamis
  • Wildfires
  • Coastal erosion
 Map of study area, showing historic earthquake, wildfire, and flood data in urbanized areas. Click map for a larger version.

Principal Investigator:
Patrick Barnard - United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Co-Principal Investigators:
Bill O'Reilly, Julie Thomas and Bob Guza - SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography
Li Erikson, Cheryl Hapke, Ann Gibbs, Dan Hanes, Brian Collins, and Bruce Richmond - USGS
Edwin Elias and Dirk-Jan Walstra - Delft Hydraulics
Pete Adams - University of Florida
Peter Ruggiero - Oregon State University

Project Duration:
October 2006 - September 2011

Primary Contact Information:
Patrick L Barnard
Research Geologist
United States Geological Survey
Pacific Coastal & Marine Science Center
400 Natural Bridges Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 427-4756
pbarnard@usgs.gov

 

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