Session: Coastal and Nearshore Environments of the Northeast (Posters) (Northeastern Section

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INVESTIGATING THE EFFICACY OF REDUCED POINT DENSITY LIDAR TO MEASURE TOPOGRAPHICAL CHANGE IN COASTAL DUNES (FIRE ISLAND, NY)

SCHMELZ, William J.¹, BEAL, Irina¹, GREENBERG, Joshua², SPAHN, Andrea¹ and PSUTY, Norbert P.¹, (1)New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, NJ 07732, (2)Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, NJ 07732, schmelz@marine.rutgers.edu, schmelz@marine.rutgers.edu

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SUBTLE MODIFICATION OF GLACIALLY DERIVED MATERIALS ALONG MASSACHUSETTS’ SOUTHERN COAST BY PASSING SUMMER STORMS

VENTI, Nicholas L.¹, GESSAY, Sabina², SOUTHARD, Paul², BEACH, Douglass², MANSFIELD, Margot³, MABEE, Stephen B.¹ and WOODRUFF, Jonathan², (1)Massachusetts Geological Survey, Univ. Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant Street, 233 Morril Science Center, Amherst, MA 01002, (3)Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114, nventi@geo.umass.edu, nventi@geo.umass.edu

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GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK OF THE MASSACHUSETTS INNER CONTINENTAL SHELF: NEW RESULTS FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION SEAFLOOR MAPPING WITHIN BUZZARDS BAY, VINEYARD SOUND, AND WESTERN NANTUCKET SOUND

BALDWIN, Wayne E., FOSTER, David S., BARNHARDT, Walter A., SCHWAB, William C., ACKERMAN, Seth D., PENDLETON, Elizabeth A. and ANDREWS, Brian D., U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, wbaldwin@usgs.gov, wbaldwin@usgs.gov

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BARRIER ISLAND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION: INTERACTION AMONG SEDIMENT BUDGET AND EXTREME EVENTS

BEAL, Irina¹, SCHMELZ, William², GREENBERG, Joshua², SPAHN, Andrea¹ and PSUTY, Norbert P.¹, (1)New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, NJ 07732, (2)Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, NJ 07732, beal@marine.rutgers.edu, beal@marine.rutgers.edu

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INVESTIGATING HOLOCENE SEDIMENTATION IN CHINCOTEAGUE BAY, VA THROUGH VIBRACORING AND CHIRP SONAR DATA

MICHALOWSKI, Casey L.¹, DELONG, Nicole C.¹, COOPER, Adam T.¹, OAKLEY, Adrienne J.¹, CORNELL, Sean R.² and BOCHICCHIO, Christopher J.³, (1)Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, 15200 Kutztown Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530, (2)Department of Geography and Earth Science, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257, (3)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, cmich362@live.kutztown.edu, cmich362@live.kutztown.edu

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MORPHOSEDIMENTARY FRAMEWORK OF THE FORMER GREEN RUN INLET: ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, MD

CULPEPPER, Jonathan¹, NUNEZ, Brian¹, SEMINACK, Christopher T.², MCBRIDE, Randolph A.¹ and FABIAN, Stephen¹, (1)Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, & Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, (2)Department of Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, jculpepp@masonlive.gmu.edu, jculpepp@masonlive.gmu.edu

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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF GHOST FOREST SOIL CHARACTERISTICS ON ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, VA: INVESTIGATING COASTAL PROCESSES AND MARITIME FOREST LOSS ON BARRIER ISLANDS

GILDNER, Brett R., Department of Geography & Earth Science, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257 and CORNELL, Sean R., Department of Geography and Earth Science, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257, brett.gildner@gmail.com, brett.gildner@gmail.com

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COMPARING TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL GRAIN SIZE ANALYSIS OF SURFACE AND SUB-SURFACE SEDIMENT FROM WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA

BOND, Thomas, Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530, BOCHICCHIO, Christopher, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, OAKLEY, Adrienne, Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, 15200 Kutztown Road, Kutztown, PA 19530 and CORNELL, Sean, Department of Geography and Earth Science, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 17257, tbond308@live.kutztown.edu, tbond308@live.kutztown.edu

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COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGICAL VECTORS OF CHANGE: APPLICATION OF MONITORING PROTOCOLS IN PARKS AND REFUGES

GREENBERG, Joshua¹, SCHMELZ, William¹, BEAL, Irina², SPAHN, Andrea² and PSUTY, Norbert P.², (1)Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, NJ 07732, (2)New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, NJ 07732, greenberg@marine.rutgers.edu, greenberg@marine.rutgers.edu

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SEDIMENTARY EVIDENCE OF EUROPEAN LAND CLEARANCE AND OYSTER BED DESTRUCTION IN NEW YORK HARBOR

BEAULIEU, Olivia P., BRANDON, Christine M. and WOODRUFF, Jonathan D., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, obeaulie@umass.edu, obeaulie@umass.edu

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WIND, WAVES AND SURGE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE MOVEMENT AND POST-STORM RESPONSE OF BUSHY POINT BARRIER BEACH IN GROTON, CT

MEDLEY, Grace E., Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics, Connecticut College, Box 4237, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06335 and THOMPSON, Douglas M., Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics, Connecticut College, Box 5585, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06335, gmedley@conncoll.edu, gmedley@conncoll.edu

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USING LESSONS FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY TO HELP SOUTHERN MAINE COASTAL COMMUNITIES PLAN FOR INCREASING STORMS

SMITH, Tin¹, WILSON, Kristin R.², FEURT, Christine¹, AUERMULLER, Lisa³, MAHONEY, Michael R.², COX, Annie², BICKFORD, Sue² and GRANT, Kristen⁴, (1)Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells, ME 04090, (2)Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd, Wells, ME 04090, (3)Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, Jacques Cousteau Coastal Education Center, 130 Great Bay Blvd, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, (4)Maine Sea Grant, Marine Extension Associate, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, ME 04090, kwilson@wellsnerr.org, kwilson@wellsnerr.org

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

T16. Coastal and Nearshore Environments of the Northeast (Posters)