Shoreline Erosion and Sediment Transport

Learn how wave dynamics and sediment transport processes interact to cause shoreline erosion in Homer. A local scientist also shows us how beach monitoring video cameras overlooking a neighborhood seawall are documenting these changes.

Erosion Dynamics

Human Dynamics

Credits

Featuring
Carl Schoch, PhD
Science Director
Kachemak Bay Esturarine Research Reserve (KBRR)

Directed, Filmed, and Edited by
Elizabeth Kanter

Images Courtesy of
Janet Klein
KBRR
Terry Thompson
Katie Gaut
Pratt Museum Photo Archives
U.S. Geological Survey

Special Thanks
Steve Baird, KBRR
Coowe Moss-Walker, KBRR
Peter Ruggerio, U.S. Geological Survey
Betsy Webb, Curator of Collections, Pratt Museum

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