Earth science in the urban ocean : the Southern California continental borderland / edited by Homa J. Lee, William R. Normark.

Other author Lee, Homa J.
Other author Normark, William R.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America, 2009.
Descriptionviii, 481 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSpecial paper ; 454
Special papers (Geological Society of America) 454. ^A20279
Contents Introduction to surficial seafloor mapping and characterization / P. Dartnell -- Seafloor terrain analysis and geomorphology of the greater Los Angeles Margin and San Pedro Basin, Southern California / P. Dartnell and J. V. Gardner -- Estimating rocky seafloor extent on the Southern California continental shelf / G. R. Cochrane and H. G. Greene -- Introduction to Southern California source-to-sink sedimentation / J. A. Warrick -- Sources of sediment to the coastal waters of the Southern California Bight ; Dispersal of river sediment in the Southern California Bight / J. A. Warrick and K. L. Farnsworth Sediment accumulation on the Southern California Bight continental margin during the twentieth century / C. R. Alexander and H. J. Lee -- Postglacial sedimentary record of the Southern California continental shelf and slope, Point Conception to Dana Point / C. K. Sommerfield, H. J. Lee, and W. R. Normark -- Late Quaternary sediment-accumulation rates within the inner basins of the California Continental Borderland in support of geologic hazard evaluation / W. R. Normark, M. McGann, and R. W. Sliter -- Submarine canyon and fan systems of the California Continental Borderland / W. R. Normark ... [et al.] -- Introduction to the physical oceanography of the central Southern California Bight / M. A. Noble -- Variability of the Southern California wave climate and implications for sediment transport / J. P. Xu and M. A. Noble -- Coastal ocean transport patterns in the central Southern California Bight / M. A. Noble ... [et al.] -- Introduction to geologic hazards of offshore Southern California / M. A. Fisher -- Recent developments in understanding the tectonic evolution of the Southern California offshore area : implications for earthquake-hazard analysis / M. A. Fisher ... [et al.] -- Submarine landslides of the Southern California Borderland / H. J. Lee ... [et al.] -- Potential earthquake faults offshore southern California, from the eastern Santa Barbara Channel south to Dana Point / M. A. Fisher, C. C. Sorlien, and R. W. Sliter -- Recent faulting in the Gulf of Santa Catalina : San Diego to Dana Point / H. F. Ryan ... [et al.] -- Introduction to Southern California's coastal groundwater basins and aquifer systems / B. D. Edwards -- Characteristics of Southern California coastal aquifer systems / B. D. Edwards ... [et al.] -- Comparison of groundwater flow in Southern California coastal aquifers / R. T. Hanson ... [et al.] -- Stratigraphic controls on saltwater intrusion in the Dominguez Gap area of coastal Los Angeles / B. D. Edwards ... [et al] -- Introduction to contaminant and biological implications / M. McGann -- Extent and magnitude of sediment contamination in the Southern California Bight / K A. Maruya and K. Schiff -- Review of impacts of contaminated sediment on microfaunal communities in the Southern California Bight / M. McGann -- Soft-bottom macrofaunal communities in Santa Monica Bay : phylogenetic approaches toward the elucidation of fine-scale biotic pattern and its physicochemical explanans / G. B. Deets and C.L. Cash.
Abstract Section 1 deals with surficial seafloor mapping and characterization. Sections 2 and 3 deal with fundamental geologic and oceanographic processes that introduce, transport, and deposit sediment particles and contaminants in the Southern California Bight. The remaining three sections investigate the impacts the geologic and oceanographic environments have on the human inhabitants in Southern California and the related impacts these inhabitants have on the environment.--From publisher description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2009009034
ISBN9780813724546 (pbk.)
ISBN0813724546 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks QE350.42.N65 E17 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold