Northeastern Section - 50th Annual Meeting (23–25 March 2015)

Session No. 34
Tuesday, 24 March 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom North (Omni Mount Washington Resort)

T16. Coastal and Nearshore Environments of the Northeast I

 

Daniel F. Belknap, Joseph T. Kelly and Larry G. Ward, Advocates
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
USE OF HIGH RESOLUTION BATHYMETRY AND BACKSCATTER FOR MAPPING DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS ON THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONTINENTAL SHELF
WARD, L.G.1, MCAVOY, Z.S.1, JOHNSON, P.1 and GREENAWAY, S.F.2, (1)Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 24 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824, (2)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Coast Survey, Joint Hydrographic Center, 24 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824, larry.ward@unh.edu, larry.ward@unh.edu
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8:20 AM
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS IN THE DELAWARE BAY
BARBER, Nicholas1, JAWORSKI, Anna S.1 and LACOVARA, Kenneth J.2, (1)Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Papadakis Room #504, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, ndb55@drexel.edu, ndb55@drexel.edu
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8:40 AM
ANTHROPOGENIC LAND CHANGES AND SEDIMENTATION RESPONSE IN TWO NEW YORK CITY TIDAL STRAITS
COCH, Nicholas K., LENNA, Meagan and DEELY, Aislinn E., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College of C.U.N.Y, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367, meagan.lenna@gmail.com, meagan.lenna@gmail.com
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9:00 AM
AGGREGATE EXPLORATION AND HABITAT CLASSIFICATION: TOOLS FOR BUILDING RESILIENCY IN MAINE
NIXON, Matthew E. and NORTON, Emily L., Maine Coastal Program, 93 State House Station, 17 Elkins Lane, Augusta, ME 04086, Matthew.E.Nixon@Maine.gov, Matthew.E.Nixon@Maine.gov
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9:20 AM
EXPLORATION OF THE NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL SHELF BREAK WITH THE NOAA SHIP OKEANOS EXPLORER
MCKENNA, Lindsay1, LOBECKER, Elizabeth1, SOWERS, Derek1, KENNEDY, Brian2 and ELLIOTT, Kelley3, (1)NOAA Office of Exploration and Research (ERT, Inc.), 24 Colovos Rd, Durham, NH 03824, (2)NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 215 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882, (3)NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (2020 Company), 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, lindsay.mckenna@noaa.gov, lindsay.mckenna@noaa.gov
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9:40 AM
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BOTTOM MAPPING IN SACO BAY, MAINE
KELLEY, Joseph T., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and BELKNAP, Daniel F., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 117 Bryant Global Sciences Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790, jtkelley@maine.edu, jtkelley@maine.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
NEW EVIDENCE FOR POSTGLACIAL RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL CHANGE FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER PALEODELTA, WESTERN GULF OF MAINE
BROTHERS, Laura, BARNHARDT, Walter A. and BALDWIN, Wayne, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, lbrothers@usgs.gov, lbrothers@usgs.gov
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10:35 AM
NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE DEGLACIAL EVOLUTION OF THE NEW MEADOWS RIVER, NORTHEASTERN CASCO BAY, GULF OF MAINE
CRONKITE, Eliza M., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 111 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and BELKNAP, Daniel F., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 117 Bryant Global Sciences Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790, eliza.cronkite@maine.edu, eliza.cronkite@maine.edu
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10:55 AM
MANIFESTATION OF BLUFF EROSION IN THE TRANSGRESSIVE STRATIGRAPHY OF MAINE ESTUARIES
BELKNAP, Daniel F., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 117 Bryant Global Sciences Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and KELLEY, Joseph T., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790, belknap@maine.edu, belknap@maine.edu
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11:15 AM
INFILLING OF TIDAL FRESHWATER RIVER COVES – OBSERVATIONS AT MULTIPLE TIME SCALES
YELLEN, Brian C.1, WOODRUFF, Jonathan D.1, MACDONALD, Daniel2, MARTINI, Anna M.3 and JONES, David S.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747, (3)Geology Department, Amherst College, 11 Barrett Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002, brian.yellen@gmail.com, brian.yellen@gmail.com
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