[SIO GP Seminars] Seminar in 15 minutes: Scott Ashford

[Karen Luttrell]

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> From: Karen Luttrell <kmobley at ucsd.edu>
> Date: May 12, 2006 9:23:26 AM PDT
> To: gp-seminars at sio.ucsd.edu
> Subject: [SIO GP Seminars] Today Geophysics Seminar: Scott Ashford
>
> Join us Today, Friday May 12th, for Geophysics Seminar series.
>
> ======================== 
>
> 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
>
> ===================== 
>
> 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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