C. Lindgren Photographs

 

According to the California Coastal Resource Guide, this beach has a hang gliding takeoff ramp concession. We did not see that. Marina State Beach is part of the Monterey Dune Complex that begins at Sunset State Beach and ends at the Monterey City Marina. The guide states that these are some of the tallest dunes on the California coast.

 

International Space Station 800 mm Image

Image credit:  Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov)

MARINA STATE BEACH, MARINA 36.68N, 121.81N

The link is to the California State Parks page on Marina Beach.

 

BEACH

DUNE TOP

BEACH

  

ZERO MAGNIFICATION  IMAGE

REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM
   

1X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

BEACH  IMAGE

 
   

1X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

3X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

DUNE TOP

  

ZERO MAGNIFICATION  IMAGE

REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM
   

1X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

3X MAGNIFICATION (RED LINE  = 1MM)

   
   

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