Northeastern Section - 48th Annual Meeting (18–20 March 2013)

Session No. 73
Wednesday, 20 March 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Dartmouth Room (Omni Mount Washington Resort)

T35. The Geomorphic Impact of Hurricane Sandy: Predictions Made, Damage Done, Clean-Up & Mitigation

 

David Robert Wunsch, Rick Chormann and Stephen G. Pollock, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
SANDY’S SANDS: HIGH-RESOLUTION SEDIMENTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF HURRICANE SURGE DEPOSITS, MANTOLOKING, NEW JERSEY
BEAL, Irina1, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V.2, BENTLEY, Andrew1, WIEST, Logan A.1 and JAWORSKI, Anna S.3, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (3)Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Papadakis Room #504, Philadelphia, PA 19104, tue82897@temple.edu, tue82897@temple.edu
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8:25 AM
IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY ON THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE & HOW CAN WE RESPOND?
UPTEGROVE, Jane1, FARRELL, Stewart2, SMITH, Brad2 and STANFORD, Scott1, (1)New Jersey Geological Survey, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, NJ 08625, (2)Coastal Research Center, Richard Stockton College, 30 Wilson Avenue, Port Republic, NJ 08241, smithb@stockton.edu, smithb@stockton.edu
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8:40 AM
THE ROLE OF THE DELAWARE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN SUPPORT OF DELAWARE’S PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS FOR HURRICANE SANDY
WUNSCH, David Robert1, CALLAHAN, John A.1 and RAMSEY, Kelvin W.2, (1)Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, 257 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, (2)Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, dwunsch@udel.edu, dwunsch@udel.edu
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8:55 AM
A COMPARISON OF THE GEOMORPHIC EFFECTS OF HURRICANES SANDY AND IRENE ALONG ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, MD-VA, A WAVE-DOMINATED BARRIER ISLAND
SEMINACK, Christopher T., Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030 and MCBRIDE, Randolph A., Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, cseminac@gmu.edu, cseminac@gmu.edu
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9:10 AM
GEOMORPHIC IMPACT OF HURRICANE SANDY ON STATEN ISLAND, NY
BENIMOFF, Alan I., Department of Engineering Science and Physics and the Masters Program in Environmental Science, The College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, FRITZ, William J., President, College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314 and KRESS, Michael, Vice President For Technology Systems, College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, Alan.Benimoff@csi.cuny.edu, Alan.Benimoff@csi.cuny.edu
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9:25 AM
LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT: SUPERSTORM SANDY’S STEALTH STORM SURGE
HALSEY, Susan D., Admiral Coastal Consulting, Pine Beach, NJ 08741, DrDuneNJ@aol.com, DrDuneNJ@aol.com
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9:40 AM
SUPERSTORM SANDY: CHANGES TO THE RHODE ISLAND SHORE, WHAT NEXT?
BOOTHROYD, Jon C.1, OAKLEY, Bryan A.2, RASMUSSEN, Scott A.3, MCCANDLESS, Stephen J.4, DOWLING, Matthew J.4, FREEDMAN, Janet5 and FUGATE, Grover5, (1)Rhode Island Geological Survey, Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, 317 Woodward Hall, 9 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881, (2)Environmental Earth Science Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windam St, Willimantic, CT 06226, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, 317 Woodward Hall, 9 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02879, (4)Town of Charlestown, 4540 South County Trail, Charlestown, RI 02813, (5)RI Coastal Resources Management Council, Stedman Government Center, 4808 Tower Hill Rd, Wakefield, RI 02879, jon_boothroyd@uri.edu, jon_boothroyd@uri.edu
 
9:55 AM
Discussion
 
10:10 AM
Break
 
10:40 AM
Discussion 2
 
10:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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