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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Steven L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGlatzel, Karen A.en_US
dc.creatorGDCen_US
dc.creatorCoastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.creatorCoastal Inlets Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-10T21:55:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-03-10T21:55:00Zen_US
dc.date.issued2002-09en_US
dc.identifier.govdocERDC/CHL CR-02-1 rept.1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11681/1799en_US
dc.descriptionContract Reporten_US
dc.description.abstractThis data review for Humboldt Bay, CA, was conducted by GDC, LLC, Trinidad, CA, for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), Vicksburg, MS. The report was prepared by Dr. Steven L. Costa and Dr. Karen A. Glatzel, GDC, under the general direction of Dr. Adele Militello, Coastal Hydrodynamics Branch (CHB), CHL. Work was performed under the Inlet Modeling System (IMS) Work Unit of the Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP), Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE). CHL is conducting a study of the entrance to Humboldt Bay, CA, as a part of CIRP. This data review provides a supplementary inventory and review of available data to support the study. The data review includes historical and recent physical processes and engineering data describing Humboldt Bay and the adjacent littoral cell. The focus is on data and data sources related to physical oceanography (tides, wind, waves, currents, hydrographic structure, bathymetry), coastal processes, tidal inlet and beach dynamics, sand supply and budgets, structural modifications controlling the inlet, and dredging. The purpose of the data review, in support of the inlet study of Humboldt Bay, is to locate, identify, and catalog as large a portion of the available data as practicable. The intent is to identify a database that will provide substantial information and knowledge needed to facilitate a successful and complete study of the inlet. Historic data and data sources are needed for the evaluation of the evolution of the inlet and anthropogenic influences during the past 150 years. Recent physical processes data, and data sources, are also needed for framing and simulating the existing physical dynamic attributes of the inlet. Only when both the past evolution and the existing properties of the inlet are understood, can possible approaches to improvements be investigated and identified.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCoastal Inlets Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army. Corps of Engineersen_US
dc.description.tableofcontents1—Introduction......................................................................................................1 Purpose..............................................................................................................1 Background.......................................................................................................2 Approach...........................................................................................................2 Scope and Limitations.......................................................................................4 2—Description of Study Area...............................................................................6 Physical Setting.................................................................................................6 Physical Oceanography.....................................................................................7 Inlet Operation..................................................................................................8 Adjacent Beaches..............................................................................................8 3—Chronologies of Inlet Development...............................................................11 History of Engineering Projects......................................................................11 Chronology of Key Studies.............................................................................13 Inlet dynamics..........................................................................................15 Physical oceanography.............................................................................15 Beach processes and bay sediments.........................................................16 4—Inventory of Available Data and Data Sources..............................................18 Aerial Photographs..........................................................................................18 Maps and Charts.............................................................................................21 Studies and Reports.........................................................................................22 Data Sources and Compilations......................................................................23 Contact information..................................................................................23 Humboldt Bay GIS...................................................................................23 Nearshore oceanographic studies.............................................................24 Contacts with specialized knowledge and research interest.....................25 References............................................................................................................27 Appendix A: Listing of Aerial Photographs by Date.........................................A1 Appendix B: Abbreviations Used for Map and Chart Origins in Appendix C..B1 Appendix C: Listing of Available Maps and Charts by Date............................C1 Appendix D: Key for Interpreting Codes in List of Maps and Charts...............D1 Appendix E: Annotated Bibliography of Key Studies and Reports....................E1 Appendix F: Available Publications at Humboldt State University Library......F1 Appendix G: List of Contacts............................................................................G1en_US
dc.format.extent127 pages/2.39 MBen_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEngineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)en_US
dc.relationhttp://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1000069en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesContract report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no.ERDC/CHL CR-02-1 rept.1en_US
dc.rightsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimiteden_US
dc.sourceThis Digital Resource was created from scans of the Print Resourceen_US
dc.subjectAerial photographyen_US
dc.subjectBathymetryen_US
dc.subjectHumboldt Bay (Calif.)en_US
dc.subjectCoastal processesen_US
dc.subjectCurrentsen_US
dc.subjectDredgingen_US
dc.subjectInlet dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectInlet evolutionen_US
dc.subjectPhysical oceanographyen_US
dc.subjectPhysical processesen_US
dc.subjectSediment budgeten_US
dc.subjectStructural modificationsen_US
dc.subjectTidesen_US
dc.subjectWindsen_US
dc.subjectWavesen_US
dc.subjectCoastal Inlets Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.titleHumboldt Bay, California, entrance channel. Report 1: data reviewen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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