Southeastern Section - 65th Annual Meeting - 2016

Session No. 33
Friday, 1 April 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Richland B (Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center)

T18. Coastal Resiliency, Storm-Damage Reduction, Navigation, and Other Applied Geological Studies or Projects Focused on Land-Sea Transition

 

Kate Luciano, J.P. Walsh, Clark Alexander and John M. Jaeger, Advocates
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Start Time
1:30 PM
ESTUARINE RECORDS OF LONG-TERM HUMAN IMPACTS ON FLUVIAL SEDIMENT DISCHARGE FROM A LARGE NEW ENGLAND RIVER
SHAWLER, Justin L., Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187 and HEIN, Christopher J., Department of Physical Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 1375 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, jlshawler@email.wm.edu, jlshawler@email.wm.edu
1:50 PM
STATUS OF SAND RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS FOR GEORGIA COASTAL RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY
ALEXANDER, Clark, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411, clark.alexander@skio.uga.edu, clark.alexander@skio.uga.edu
2:10 PM
SAND RESOURCE NEEDS, DATA AVAILABILITY AND BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
WALSH, J.P.1, CONERY, Ian W.1, CORBETT, D. Reide1, MALLINSON, David2, GARMIRE, Keith1, ALLEN, Thomas3 and FREEMAN, Christopher4, (1)East Carolina University & UNC Coastal Studies Institute, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (3)Department of Geography, East Carolina University, Brewster 227-A, Greenville, NC 27858, (4)Geodynamics, 152 Hawthorne Drive, Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512, walshj@ecu.edu, walshj@ecu.edu
 
2:30 PM
Break
2:50 PM
APPLICATION OF A NEW COASTAL HAZARD VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL TO THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES: AMBUR-HVA
ALEXANDER, Clark1, JACKSON Jr., Chester W.2, HOWARD, Scott3, JAEGER, John4, CORBETT, D. Reide5 and WALSH, J.P.5, (1)Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, (2)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, (3)S.C. Department of Natural Resources – Geological Survey, 5 Geology Rd, Columbia, SC 29212, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, (5)East Carolina University & UNC Coastal Studies Institute, Greenville, NC 27858, clark.alexander@skio.uga.edu, clark.alexander@skio.uga.edu
3:10 PM
RATES OF ESTUARINE SHORELINE CHANGE IN EASTERN FLORIDA DURING A PERIOD OF RAPID ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGE, 1940S TO 2009
JAEGER, John M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, ALEXANDER, Clark, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and JACKSON Jr., Chester W., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, jaeger@geology.ufl.edu, jaeger@geology.ufl.edu
3:30 PM
UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL VARIABLES INFLUENCING PATTERNS OF SHORELINE CHANGE ALONG A SECTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S CENTRAL COASTLINE FROM 1939 TO PRESENT-DAY
LUCIANO, Katherine1, ADAMS, Madelyne2, ARRINGTON, Tanner3 and HENDERSON, Matthew3, (1)South Carolina Geological Survey, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 217 Ft Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412, (2)BCD Council of Governments, 1362 McMillan Avenue, Suite 100, Charleston, SC 29405, (3)South Carolina Geological Survey, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 5 Geology Road, Columbia, SC 29212, lucianok@dnr.sc.gov, lucianok@dnr.sc.gov
3:50 PM
STANDARDIZING CLIMATE CHANGE AND HAZARD VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE: EXAMPLES FROM SIX COASTAL NATIONAL PARKS
PEEK, Katie McDowell, TORMEY, Blair R. and YOUNG, Robert S., Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, kmcdowell@wcu.edu, kmcdowell@wcu.edu
4:10 PM
PERSPECTIVE MATTERS: EMPLOYING 3-D VISUALIZATION TO UNDERSTAND FLOODING IMPACTS OF PROJECTED SEA LEVEL RISE FOR THE CHARLESTON PENINSULA, SC
MCCLELLAN, Kelsey, CALLIHAN, Corey, SASSARD, Andrea, TREADAWAY, David and LEVINE, Norman, Masters of Environmental Studies, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29424, klmcclel@g.cofc.edu, klmcclel@g.cofc.edu
4:30 PM
ESTIMATING THE STORM PROTECTION VALUE OF THE BEACH/DUNE SYSTEM: A GEOSPATIAL APPROACH
BRAUD, Alex, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29424 and LEVINE, Norman, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29424, braudas@g.cofc.edu, braudas@g.cofc.edu
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