Over the past week the American Association of Geographers had there annual 2016 conference in San Francisco. I presented my capstone work during the “Challenges of the Anthropocene” poster section. Also during the conference I was able to network with other professional geographers who are doing very similar research as mine. The conference was an amazing … Continue reading American Association of Geographers →
The most dramatic changes at Port Hueneme can be seen at Transect 1. The top photo taken in October had a beach length of 90 meters to the edge of the scarp. Currently (2/27/16), the beach is 5 meters to the edge of the scarp. As the sand is migrating south, more and more riprap … Continue reading Transect 1’s Significant Erosion →
I began to interpret some of the results from my transects. When talking with other individuals with experience in coastal understandings of sediment, it has been suggested that there is likely to see more erosion during the summer time. This is predicted because Port Hueneme is a south facing beach and will encounter more swell … Continue reading Preliminary Understanding My Results →
I met with Tom O’Neal from Oxnard City College this week. His expertise and research at Port Hueneme have valuable to my capstone. He has been looking at the changing sand conditions at this beach for many years. We hope to collaborate together to help show the changes at Port Hueneme.
My plan is to create two maps with the data that I am collecting. First, I will use Digital Shoreline Analysis System DSAS to analysis the shoreline change to see if it fits the predicted sediment transportation models. Second, I will make a DEM model of Port Hueneme using the points I have collected from … Continue reading Geospacial Analysis Maps →
The last few weeks of Winter Break has been very productive. At the beginning of break, I processed the majority of my sand samples. This data will tell us the grain size of the sand and how it is distributed across the beach through the different times of the year. During break, I also successfully … Continue reading End of Winter Break Blog Post →
This past weekend was very productive. Starting with Wednesday, I helped assist with the high school program “Be Wet”. The program uses college students within the STEM majors as mentors for high school student. I went to Channel Island to tell them about my capstone project. The opportunity allowed me to build experience presenting my … Continue reading Weekend December 4-5 →
This last weekend I attended The Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR). It was my first time attending a conference and had a really good time. It was inspiring to listening to other undergraduate research and their presentations. My poster presentation was a success. I presented the research I collected over the summer with … Continue reading SCURR Nov. 21st →
This week I expanded my research sites. I collected my normal data at Port Hueneme Beach and we also collected at Hollywood Beach. Hollywood Beach is just north of Channel Islands Harbor and Port of Hueneme. Sand from the Santa Clara River Mouth travels south and builds up against the jetty at Hollywood beach. This … Continue reading Nov. 9th New Data Collected →
This weekend(9/27/15) was a good start to collecting data. With the help of some friends I accurately surveyed four out of the five of my survey sites. I have already surveyed these points but have honed in on my techniques with greater accuracy and ease. In addition to surveying, I also took a shore line … Continue reading Getting the Ball Rolling →
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