rage 



I INTRODUCTION 



1. Objective of the Study 



2. Previous Work 7 



II TORREY PINES BEACH STUDY AREA 8 



III FIELD PROCEDURE 8 



1. Bench Marks 8 



2. Profile Surveys 12 



3. Reference Rods 14 



4. Recording Depth Gage 15 



5. Visual Wave Observations 18 



IV DATA REDUCTION PROCEDURE 18 



V BEACH PROFILE CHANGES 19 



1. Seasonal Changes June 1972 - October 1972 20 



2. Seasonal Changes November 1972 - April 1973 20 



3. Seasonal Changes April 1975 - October 1973 27 



4. Seasonal Changes November 1973 - April 1974 27 



5. Storm Associated Changes 31 



VI CONCLUSIONS 32 



LITERATURE CITED 34 



APPENDIX 



A DESCRIPTION OF RANGE LINES AND BENCH MARKS, 



TORREY PINES BEACH, CALIFORNIA 55 



B DISTANCE-ELEVATION DATA FOR BEACH PROFILES SURVEYED 



AT TORREY PINES BEACH, CALIFORNIA 44 



C DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECORDING DEPTH GAGE .... 97 



D VISUAL WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM SOUTH RANGE, TORREY 



PINES BEACH, CALIFORNIA 105 



E COMPARISON OF PRESSURE SENSOR ARRAY AND VISUAL 

 OBSERVATIONS OF WAVES AT TORREY PINES BEACH, 



CALIFORNIA 130 



F PLOTTED BEACH PROFILES 145 



G DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PLOTTING 



BEACH PROFILES " 158 



H SEDIMENT ANALYSIS DATA 165 



