Beach Erosion: Esplanade Drive in Pacifica, California from 1997 to 1998 (1999)

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During the 1997 to 1998 El NiÎÿ_o season, California's coastlines were hit by major beach erosion causing millions of dollars in damage. Note: An animation showing the erosion of the beach near Esplanade Drive in Pacifica, California during the El Nino season from 1997 to 1998, from airborne laser altimetry data. At the end of the animation, the image dissolves to an actual photograph from 1998. Data Collected: 1997/10/12, 1997/10/13, 1998/04/15, 1998/04/18. Animator: Alex Kekesi (GST). Scientist: William Krabill (NASA/GSFC Wallops), Serdar Manizade (NASA/GSFC Wallops). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Airborne Topographic Mapper, Airplane/Airborne Topographic Mapper/Topography.

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• Erosion, Pacifica, Location, California

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