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The Coastal Engineering Page. Robert A. Dalrymple. An excellent site dealing with the formation of beaches and the engineering used in restoring or preserving them. You'll find a great overview, tides, pictures, engineering topics, and organizations involved in beach restoration and preservation.

Geology and Geography of New York Bight Beaches. Phil Stoffer and Paula Messina. This seemingly local site has a treasure chest of information on beaches, beach formation, and the historical study of beaches. Be sure to check out the section on how the coastal configuration of the New York Bight has changed through history. It's why you shouldn't build your house upon the sand.

Beach Studies. Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology. This is a great site for learning about beaches, their formation, and environmental problems facing our beaches including erosion, pollution, and human impact.

California Coastal Commission. this site has information on El Niño, California state laws relevant to beach protection, and ways you can help to preserve the beaches of California.

Surfrider Foundation. This society with many local chapters has news related to beaches and also has daily information on surf conditions throughout North America.

BEACH EROSION

Beach Studies. Academy for the Advancement of Science and Technology. This is a great site for learning about beaches, their formation, and environmental problems facing our beaches including erosion, pollution, and human impact.

Coping with Beach Erosion. UNESCO. Coping with Beach Erosion is an online introduction and manual on beach erosion. The manual starts with an introduction and goes on to such topics and the basics of beach erosion, coping with high seas and hurricanes, conserving reefs, and concludes with information on the physical and economic aspects of beach erosion. Recommended.

Beach Erosion. The Why Files. A great, non-technical introduction to beach erosion. The segment includes basic information on beach erosion and gives examples of beach erosion and suggested ways of solving the problem.

Beach Restoration Technology. Holmberg Technologies, Inc. This commercial site has extensive information on the causes of beach erosion and technologies that can be used to reverse or mitigate the problem.

Sand Dunes. Hampton Bay Elementary School. A second grade class's poetic look at the problem of beach erosion.

TECHNICAL DATA

Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory. A great deal of technical information on waves and coastal water depths is available from this site.

Center of Coastal Studies. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. A large amount of technical data on coastal dynamics. Look here for El Niño data.

Davidson Laboratory. Stevens Institute of Technology. Technical data for the coast of New Jersey.

Nearshore Processes. Rob Holman. This site has an extensive and rather technical discussion of the physical dynamics of beach formation.

Oceanographic Products and Services Division. National Ocean Service. Prediction of tides is central in beach preservation and restoration. This NOAA site has extensive techical information on tides and tide prediction. Be sure to check out the list of frequently asked questions.