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Filed under: Physical geography -- California

Geology of southern California (San Francisco, 1954), by California. Division of Mines and Geology and Richard H. Jahns (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The physiography of California (Jones & Kroeger, 1901), by Harold W. Fairbanks (page images at HathiTrust)
The Mediterranean shores of America. Southern California: its climatic, physical, and meteorological conditions. (The F.A. Davis Co., 1892), by P. C. Remondino (page images at HathiTrust)
An outline in regional geography, with the physical features of California, as a basis (1910), by Dorothy Lundahl Doyle (page images at HathiTrust)
Evolution of the California landscape (Division of Mines, 1960), by Norman E. A. Hinds and California. Department of Natural Resources (page images at HathiTrust)
Report on the physical and agricultural features of the state of California : with a discussion of the present and future of cotton production in the state : also, remarks on cotton culture in New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and Mexico (Dept. of the Interior, Census Office, 1884), by Eugene W. Hilgard (page images at HathiTrust)
Report on the physical and agricultural features of the state of California : with a discussion of the present and future of cotton production in the state : also, remarks on cotton culture in New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and Mexico (Dept. of the Interior, Census Office, 1884), by Eugene W. Hilgard (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Physical geography -- California -- Fresno County

Geomorphology of segmented alluvial fans in western Fresno County, California (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964), by William B. Bull and California Department of Water Resources (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Geomorphology -- California -- Fresno County

Alluvial fans and near-surface subsidence in western Fresno County, California (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964), by William B. Bull and California Department of Water Resources (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

Filed under: Physical geography -- California -- San Joaquin Basin

Reconnaissance of the geomorphology and glacial geology of the San Joaquin Basin, Sierra Nevada, California. (U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1960), by François Matthes (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California

Study of beach nourishment along the southern California coastline (The Dept., 1977), by California. Dept. of Navigation and Ocean Development (page images at HathiTrust)
Summary report of man's impact on the California coastal zone (State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Navigation and Ocean Development, 1976), by Douglas L. Inman, California. Dept. of Navigation and Ocean Development, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Physical criteria for coastal planning (The Department of Navigation and Ocean Development, 1975), by Charles E Nordstrom, Douglas L. Inman, and California. Dept. of Navigation and Ocean Development (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Geology : coastal geology and geological hazards ([Santa Cruz, Calif.] :, 1974), by California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission and California. Central Coast Regional Commission (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California -- Forecasting

The impacts of sea-level rise on the California coast : final paper ([California Energy Commission,], 2009), by Matthew Heberger, California Climate Change Center, California Environmental Protection Agency, California Ocean Protection Council, California. Metropolitan Transportation Commission, California. Department of Transportation, California Energy Commission, and Pacifica Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
Climate change scenarios and sea level rise estimates for the California 2009 climate change scenarios assessment : final paper ([California Energy Commission], 2009), by Daniel R Cayan, California Climate Change Center, California Environmental Protection Agency, San Diego University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California Ocean Protection Council, and California Energy Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
Climate change scenarios and sea level rise estimates for the California 2008 climate change scenarios assessment : draft paper (California Energy Commission, 2009), by Daniel R Cayan, California Climate Change Center, California Environmental Protection Agency, California Ocean Protection Council, and California Energy Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
The impacts of sea-level rise on the California coast : draft paper ([California Energy Commission], 2009), by Matthew Heberger, California Climate Change Center, California Ocean Protection Council, Pacifica Institute, California Environmental Protection Agency, California Energy Commission, California. Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and California. Department of Transportation (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California -- Half Moon Bay

Shore processes and beach characteristics (U.S. Beach Erosion Board, 1947), by William Christian Krumbein and Berkeley. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering California. University (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California -- Laguna Beach

Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study, South Coast Region, Orange County (US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 1996), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California -- Monterey Bay

Coastal erosion along Monterey Bay (Naval Postgraduate School ;, 1987), by Timothy McGee (page images at HathiTrust)
Coastal erosion along Monterey Bay (Naval Postgraduate School, 1985), by Anastasios I. Sklavidis, Williams R. Lima Blanco, and Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California -- Orange County

Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study, South Coast Region, Orange County (US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 1993), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District (page images at HathiTrust)
Existing state of Orange County coast : Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study : South Coast Region, Orange County (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 1993), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District (page images at HathiTrust)
Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study, South Coast Region, Orange County (Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 1995), by Craig H. Everts and United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District (page images at HathiTrust)
Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study, South Coast Region, Orange County (US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 1996), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District (page images at HathiTrust)
Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study, South Coast Region, Orange County (US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 1996), by Andrew L. Kadib and United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District (page images at HathiTrust)
Coast of California Storm and Tidal Waves Study, South Coast Region, Orange County (US Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, 1996), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District (page images at HathiTrust)
Sediment budget analysis : Dana Point to Newport Bay, California : draft report (The District, 1997), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District, Coastal Frontiers Corporation, and Everts Coastal (Firm) (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California -- San Diego County

Sea Cliffs, Beaches, and Coastal Valleys of San Diego County: Some Amazing Histories and Some Horrifying Implications (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984), by Gerald G. Kuhn and Francis P. Shepard (HTML at UC Press)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California -- San Diego Region

Sediment budget report, Mission Bay littoral cell : Coast of California storm and tidal waves study (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Planning Division, Coastal Resources Branch, 1988), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District and Engineers Moffatt & Nichol (page images at HathiTrust)
Coastal cliff sediments, San Diego region : Dana Point to the Mexican Border (1887 to 1947) : processes, locations and rates of coastal cliff erosion ... : Coast of California storm and tidal waves study (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Planning Division, Coastal Resources Branch, 1988), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District and Brian A. Robinson & Associates (page images at HathiTrust)
Sand thickness survey report, October-November, 1987, San Diego region : Coast of California storm and tidal waves study (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Planning Division, Coastal Resources Branch, 1988), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District and Inc Tekmarine (page images at HathiTrust)
1982-1983 shoreline position study : Coast of California storm and tidal waves study (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Planning Division, Coastal Resources Branch, 1988), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District and Inc Tekmarine (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California -- Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, Calif., beach erosion control study : letter (Department of the Army, 1948), by United States. Beach Erosion Board (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Coast changes -- California -- Santa Barbara County

Tracing sand movement in the littoral zone: progress in the radioisotopic sand tracer (RIST) study, July 1968-February 1969 (U.S. Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1970), by David B. Duane and Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

Filed under: Coast changes -- Pacific Coast (Calif.)

The Coast of California storm and tidal waves study annual report, January 1986-July 1987 (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Planning Division, Coastal Resources Branch, 1987), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District (page images at HathiTrust)
Shoreline movement investigations report : Portuguese Point to the Mexican border (1852-1982) : Coast of California storm and tidal waves study (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Planning Division, Coastal Resources Branch, 1987), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District and Engineers Moffatt & Nichol (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Geomorphology -- California

Geomorphology framework report, Monterey Bay : Coast of California storm and tidal waves study (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Planning Division, Coastal Resources Branch, 1985), by Geological Survey (U.S.) and United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Physical geography -- California, Southern

Southern California geology and Los Angeles earthquakes: with an introduction to the physical geography of the region (The Southern California Academy of Sciences, 1928), by Robert Thomas Hill (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Sediments (Geology) -- California

Petrology of sediments underlying areas of land subsidence in central California (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1967), by Robert H. Meade (page images at HathiTrust)
Compaction of sediments underlying areas of land subsidence in central California (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1968), by Robert H. Meade (page images at HathiTrust)
Study of recent sediments and their environments in the Gulf of California : first and second quarterly report 1960 - 1961, 1 July - 31 December 1960 (University of California, Institute of Marine Resources, 1961), by University of California (System). Institute of Marine Resources and American Petroleum Institute. Project 51 (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Specific yield : laboratory experiments showing the effect of time on column drainage (U.S. G.P.O., 1965), by Robert C. Prill, D. A. Morris, A. I. Johnson, Geological Survey (U.S.), and California. Dept. of Water Resources (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Shorelines -- California

Assessment and atlas of shoreline erosion along the California coast (The Dept., 1977), by California. Department of Navigation and Ocean Development (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Littoral environment observation program in California; preliminary report, February-December 1968. (U.S. Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1970), by Andre Szuwalski (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Recreational development of the Los Angeles area shoreline : an engineering and economic report to the Mayor and the City Council, City of Los Angeles (Madigan-Hyland, 1949), by engineers Madigan-Hyland (page images at HathiTrust)
National shoreline study; California regional inventory (San Francisco, 1971), by United States Army Corps of Engineers and Dames & Moore (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
California regional inventory (Army Engineer Division, South Pacific, Corps of Engineers, 1971), by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. South Pacific Division and Dames & Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
Progress report on study of beach nourishment along the southern California coastline (The Dept., 1967), by California. Department of Water Resources. Southern District (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Longshore current observations in southern California. (U.S. Beach Erosion Board, 1950), by United States. Beach Erosion Board (page images at HathiTrust)
Comprehensive Ocean Area Plan development program : aerial photographs of Calfiornia coastline [index sheets] (s.n.], 1971), by California. Department of Navigation and Ocean Development (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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