Turn On It, Tune Out, Drop In

A recent Anon comment had a nice tidbit from a fairly good source:

"In grad school for my physical oceanography degree, one of my professors told me one of many truths..."

"No one knows more about the ocean than surfers; you just can't extract any useful information from them."

~Paul Komar

I didn't know who Paul Komar was until I looked him up...

Professor Emeritus in Marine Geology & Geophysics at OSU's College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences.

Author and Co-Author of several books, articles, & more:

• The Pacific Northwest Coast: Living with the Shores of Oregon and Washington
• CRC Handbook of Coastal Processes and Erosion
• Wave Conditions and Beach Erosion on the Oregon Coast / by Paul D. Komar
• Beach Processes and Sedimentation
• The Causes of Erosion to Siletz Spit, Oregon
• Physical Processes and Geologic Hazards on the Oregon Coast
• Rocks of the Tillamook Bay Drainage Basin, the Coast Range of Oregon ...
• Oregon Coast Shoreline Changes Due to Jetties
• Breaking Waves: A Review of Theory and Measurements
• Changes Due to Jetties at Tillamook Bay, Oregon
• Bayocean Spit, Oregon: History of Development and Erosional Destruction
• Currents and Sand Transport on Beaches
• Analyses of Extreme Waves and Water Levels on the Pacific Northwest Coast
• El Niño and La Niña: Erosion Impacts Along the Oregon Coast