UCSB Beach Chronologic Sequence

UCSB Beach, view south, April 1972. Note extensive growth of vegetation on the flat. ©AGS1972.
UCSB Beach, view south, February 1978. Note extensive growth of vegetation along base of beach cliff. ©AGS1978.
UCSB Beach, view south, 26 January 1983 near height of El Nino storm. Waves attacking the beach cliff directly. Note lack of vegetation relative to 1978. ©AGS1983.
UCSB Beach, view south, 16 November 2000, at a +5.9' high tide. ©AGS2000

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