UCSB BEACH:

48 YEARS OF WAXING AND WANING

by Arthur Gibbs Sylvester

 

Beach Extremes
20A22

Compare the 1975 and 1983 extremes more closely

UCSB Beach Cliff Before and After 2004-05 Storm

Goleta Beach During and After 2004-05 Storm

Isla Vista Cliff Comparisons, 1980 to 2012

The Pine Tree Slid Down the Cliff during the 21 January 2010 Storm

UCSB Beach Before and After 28 February 2014 Storm

View of beach in the opposite direction. Most recent image of UCSB beach.
View images chronologically from 1972 to 2020

Or pick a year: 1969 | 1972 | 1975 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1983 | 1985 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1995 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |

Oblique Aerial View - 28 May 1978 Vertical air photos from 1929 to 1997
Cliff Erosion at UCSB Beach Measures to prevent or retard cliff erosion
Cliff Erosion at Isla Vista Beach to 2017 Bluff top Erosion
Natural Beach Sand Removal Goleta Beach Sand Restoration Project - 2000 to 2004
Sources of Sand

Information Links

Updated 30 January 2020

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Arthur Gibbs Sylvester
Department of Earth Science
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630