The Effects of Wind and Precipitation on the Modification of South Beach, Crescent City, California, Including an Appendix on the Focusing of Tsunami Energy at Crescent City

摘要

The effects of a tsunami, generated by the Alaskan earthquake of 27 March 1964, on the beaches in the Crescent City area of northwestern California were ex amined. The observations were extended to a general analysis of the effects of subaerial processes on the formation of beaches.