The lee slope (i.e., the landward slope) is gradually often (but not always, depending on the latitude and coastal climate) colonised by a range of "woody" or shrub plant species that prefer more ...

However, no multi-hazard study has assessed the vulnerability index status of the entire WA coast, considering bio-geophysical factors like natural geomorphology, historical shoreline change, coastal ...

Coastal dunes are a ridge ... lower gradient (1°–8°) upwind slope known as the stoss slope, and a shorter and steeper downwind side or lee slope (32–36°) (Figure 2). The difference is ...

These four factors are elevation, aspect, slope, and coastal proximity, and were decided upon from literature review of past tsunami risk assessments, with the most substantial influence coming from ...

The City of Santa Cruz is preparing to begin work on several projects along West Cliff Drive as early as this year, now that ...