Geology of Southern Monterey Bay Douglas_Smith@csumb. edu Presented at Elkhorn Slough 11/18/04 Head of Monterey Canyon @ 18 ka before present Some images to generate discussion about landform/landscape equilibrium
1000 Ma Rodinia breakup (Aussies split U. S. ) Images from Ron Blakey (NAU)
500 Ma Passive Margin (like eastern seaboard) (blue rocks)
100 Ma Subduction (Creates 3 part CA) (granite, fore-arc, trench
Image Ron Blakey NAU 10 Ma- 5 Ma 10 Ma San-Andreas (duplicates CA on coast) (Monterey Shale)
Basin & Range (Crustal Stretch Marks? )
3 -d view
Future San Andreas Fault Slip
2 Ma Landscapes Geomorphology Quaternary Geology
1. 75 km wide X 4 km long tributary Head
40 m deep as lin Sa uth mo
M. Canyon Carneros Creek SJB Pajaro
M. Canyon Carneros Creek SJB up down Pajaro SAF
Stillwell Hall 2003 Link to Coastal Retreat Site
Stillwell Hall October 2004
Harbor House Condos October 2004
Natural analog for seawalls?
Systems Approach Sediment budget & Beach equilibrium Seacliff/Dune erosion Dune growth River sediment Adjacent beach Beach Sand Storage Offshore bars Adjacent beach Submarine canyons
Geology of Southern Monterey Bay Douglas_Smith@csumb. edu Presented at Elkhorn Slough 11/18/04 Head of Monterey Canyon @ 18 ka before present Some images to generate discussion about landform/landscape equilibrium
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