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Santa Cruz Main Beach, El Nino

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
December 10, 2014, Day before "Super Soaker" storm December 13, 2014, just after "Super Soaker" storm
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Detailed Description

Photographs are of the Santa Cruz Main Beach before and after the December 11, 2014, “Super Soaker” storm that brought 2.5 inches of rain in just a few hours to Santa Cruz and 9 inches to Boulder Creek, along with big waves and swell. While the human eye may notice changes to the beach, ground-based lidar can create surface maps of precise elevation changes over time.

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Public Domain.