[SIO GP Seminars] Today Geophysics Seminar: Scott Ashford

[Karen Luttrell]

Join us Today, Friday May 12th, for Geophysics Seminar series.

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Friday, May 12, 3:00 PM 
(refreshments served at 2:45 PM) 
Munk Conference Room 

Scott Ashford
UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering

 Monitoring Costal Bluff Erosion using LIDAR

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Scott Ashford is an Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at 
UC
San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, where he has been on the 
faculty
for 10 years. Prior to joining UC San Diego, he was on the faculty of 
the
Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok for two years, and spent seven
years in private industry. His current areas of research include coastal
bluff erosion and geotechnical earthquake engineering.

ABSTRACT
Professor Ashford will present the results of a 6 year research aimed at
quantifying erosion of the coastal bluffs in North San Diego County 
using
LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging), a three dimensional laser scanner 
that
can be airborne or ground-based. While LIDAR does not have a long 
history
of data like other methods (e.g. aerial photogrammetry), the method 
shows
much promise as we move into the future. The results of the research 
show
that the eroding bluffs provide more sand to North County beaches than
previously thought. In addition, the relative effectiveness of erosion
mitigation alternatives will be presented.
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