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

Session No. 73
Wednesday, 25 March 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Presidential Ballroom (Omni Mount Washington Resort)

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

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM.

 

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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
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