Figure 5: Conceptual systems diagram depicts the inputs and outputs of sand stored on the beach for a typical 100 m long stretch of beach in southern Monterey Bay. The most important transfer rates (yd^3/yr) were estimated by Thornton et al. (2006). The coastline is rip-dominated, so much of the beach sand is permanently lost to the continental shelf.
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