San Francisco Bight Coastal Processes Study

Publications, Presentations, and Links

Publications

2007

• Barnard, Patrick L., Eshleman, Jodi, Erikson, Li, and Hanes, Daniel M., 2007.
  Coastal processes study at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA; summary of data collection 2004-2006.
  USGS Open-File Report 2007-1217, 165 p.
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1217/
• Barnard, P.L. and Hanes, D.M., 2007.
  Cover Photograph: San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.A.
  Journal of Coastal Research, cover photograph w/ extended caption, v. 23 no. 3., pp. ii.
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• Barnard, P.L., Hanes, D.M., Lescinski, J., and Elias, E., 2007.
  Monitoring and modeling nearshore dredge disposal for indirect beach nourishment, Ocean Beach, San Francisco:
  In: Smith, J.M. (ed.), Coastal Engineering 2006, Proceedings of the 30th International Conference, Conference Proceedings, San Diego, CA, USA, 3-8 September 2006, Volume 4, p. 4192-4204
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• Barnard, P.L., Rubin, D.M., Harney, J. and Mustain, N., 2007.
  Field test comparison of an autocorrelation technique for determining grain size using a digital 'beachball' camera versus traditional methods.
  Sedimentary Geology v. 201 no. 1-2, p. 180-195
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• Erikson, L., Hanes, D.M., Barnard, P.L. and Gibbs, A.E., 2007.
  Swash zone characteristics at Ocean Beach, CA:
  In: Smith, J.M. (ed.), Coastal Engineering 2006, Proceedings of the 30th International Conference, Conference Proceedings, San Diego, CA, USA, 3-8 September 2006, Volume 1, p. 909-921
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• Eshleman, J.L., Barnard, P.L., Erikson, L.H., and Hanes, D.M., 2007.
  Coupling alongshore variations in wave energy to beach morphologic change using the SWAN wave model at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA.
  10th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting, Oahu, Hawaii, November 11-16, 2007, Paper F4, 20 pp.
  http://www.waveworkshop.org/10thWaves/ProgramFrameset.htm
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• Hanes, D.M. and Barnard, P.L., 2007.
  Morphological Evolution in the San Francisco Bight.
  Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 50, Proceedings of the 9th International Coastal Symposium, Gold Coast, Australia, p. 469-473
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• Hanes, Daniel M., Erikson, Li H., Lescinski, Jamie M.R., Harney, Jodi N., Carter, Carissa L., Hatcher, Gerry A., Lacy, Jessica R., Rubin, David M., 2007.
  Seabed Ripple Morphology and Surficial Sediment Size at the SAX04 Experiments near Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Fall 2004.
  USGS Open-File Report 2007-1232
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1232/

2006

• Barnard, P.L. and Hanes, D.M., 2006.
  Coastal monitoring of the May 2005 dredge disposal offshore of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California.
  USGS Open-File Report 2006-1140, 27 pp.
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1140/.
• Barnard, P.L., Hanes, D.M., Lescinski, J., and Elias, E., 2006.
  Monitoring and modeling nearshore dredge disposal for indirect beach nourishment, Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
  30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Conference Proceedings, San Diego, CA, 13 pp.
  [Download PDF (1 MB)]
• Barnard, P.L., Hanes, D.M, Rubin, D.M. and Kvitek, R.G., 2006.
  Giant sand waves at the mouth of San Francisco Bay.
  EOS Transactions, Volume 87, Number 29, p. 285, 289.
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• Dartnell, P., Barnard, P., Chin, J.L., Hanes, D., Kvitek, R., Iampietro, P.J. and Gardner, J.V., 2006.
  Under the Golden Gate Bridge-views of the seafloor near the entrance to San Francisco Bay, California.
  USGS Scientific Investigations Map 2917. 1 map sheet
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2006/2917/
• Erikson, L., Hanes, D.M., Barnard, P.L. and Gibbs, A.E., 2006.
  Swash zone characteristics at Ocean Beach, CA.
  30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Conference Proceedings, San Diego, CA, 13 pp.
  [Download PDF (371 K)]

2005

• Barnard, P.L., 2005. Modern processes at the mouth of San Francisco Bay. American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, 2005 Conference Field Trip Guide, 21 pp.
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• Barnard, P.L., Hanes, D.M., 2005. Integrating field research, modeling and remote sensing to quantify morphodynamics in a high-energy coastal setting, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California. American Society of Civil Engineers, 5^th International Conference on Coastal Dynamics 2005 Conference Proceedings, Barcelona, Spain, 14 pp.
  [Download PDF (1.9 MB)]

Presentations

American Geophysical Union, Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 2006

Hanes, D.M., Barnard, P.L, Rubin, D.M., Ruggiero, P., Lescinski, J. and Shi, F., February 2006. From grain size to coastal evolution: the integration of processes through morphology in the San Francisco Bight. Ocean Sciences Conference. Honolulu, HI.
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American Geophysical Union, December 2005 (Poster)

Barnard, P.L. and Hanes, D.M., December 2005. Bedform Morphology Under Significant Wave-Tidal Current Interaction at the Mouth of a Major Tidal Inlet, San Francisco, California. American Geophysical Union Conference. San Francisco, CA.
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American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, October 2005

Barnard, P.L. and Hanes, D.M., October 2005. Integrating engineering, geology, and nearshore processes: utilizing high resolution survey techniques and numerical modeling to support evolving dredge disposal practices, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California. American Shore & Beach Preservation Association. San Francisco, CA.
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San Francisco State University, April 2005

Barnard, P.L., April 2005. Assessing, modeling and predicting short- and long-term coastal change for Ocean Beach and the mouth of San Francisco Bay. San Francisco State University, Distinguished Speaker Series.
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Coastal Dynamics, April 2005

Barnard, P.L. and Hanes, D.M., April 2005. Integrating field research, modeling and remote sensing to quantify morphodynamics in a high-energy coastal setting, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California. Coastal Dynamics Conference, Barcelona, Spain.
[Download PDF (12.4 MB)]

American Geophysical Union, December 2004

Online Resources

• San Francisco Bight Coastal Processes Study Project Website:
  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/coastal_processes/
• Online bonus materials for the 2006 EOS Transactions publication titled,
  “Giant sand waves at the mouth of San Francisco Bay.”
• Ocean Beach web cam
  http://www.evsboca.com/usgs/default.htm
• Coastal Evolution: Process-based Multi-scale Modeling Project Page
  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/research/projects/CEM.html

USGS Online Reports

• Seabed Ripple Morphology, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1232/
• Coastal Processes Study at Ocean Beach, summary of data collection
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1217/
• Dredge Disposal Monitoring
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1140/
• Sand Wave Maps
  http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2006/2944/
• Multibeam Data
  http://seafloor.csumb.edu/SFMLwebDATA.htm

Research Featured in the News

Sand Waves

• “City’s beautiful but hidden sand dunes”
  by Glen Martin
  San Francisco Chronicle, July 20, 2006
• “Sand dunes by the dock of the bay”
  News.Com, July 20, 2006
• “Scientists map miles of underwater dunes”
  by Associated Press
  Appeared in ABC News, CBS News, Boston Globe, San Jose Mercury News, etc., on July 20 and 21, 2006
• “Giant Underwater Sand Waves Seaward of the Golden Gate Bridge”
  by Patrick Barnard
  Sound Waves, United States Geological Survey, Monthly Newsletter, 2 pp., http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2006/09/research.html

Coastal Erosion

• “Beach study hopes to unlock mystery of erosion”
  by Ryder W. Miller
  Richmond Review, March 2005
• “Mystery of vanishing sand may be solved: Officials think they have halted erosion at Ocean Beach”
  by Chuck Squatriglia
  San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2007

Dredging

• “New tack to hold back Ocean Beach erosion: 300,000-ton gift from dredge could curb erosion”
  by Kelly Hill
  San Francisco Chronicle, June 20, 2005

Winter 2006 Surf Zone Experiment

• “USGS Scientists Investigate Surf-Zone Hydrodynamics at San Francisco's Ocean Beach”
  by Li Erikson, Patrick Barnard and Dan Hanes
  USGS Sound Waves, April 2006
  http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2006/04/

Barnard, P.L. and Hanes, D.M., December 2004. The relative effects of wave climatology and tidal currents on beach processes adjacent to a major tidal inlet, Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California. American Geophysical Union Conference. San Francisco, CA.
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