A window of opportunity for coastal resilience
A window of opportunity for coastal resilience
How coral restoration could help mitigate the effects of sea-level rise
How coral restoration could help mitigate the effects of sea-level rise
USGS and international team identify the pathogen responsible for killing long-spined sea urchins (Diadema antillarum) across the Caribbean
USGS and international team identify the pathogen responsible for killing long-spined sea urchins (Diadema antillarum) across the Caribbean
A disease has emerged in recent months, and its identity has been revealed by USGS and partners.
A disease has emerged in recent months, and its identity has been revealed by USGS and partners.
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day!
See how we help our Nation "Invest in Our Planet" in this special issue of the Sound Waves Newsletter
See how we help our Nation "Invest in Our Planet" in this special issue of the Sound Waves Newsletter
Booklet from SPCMSC wins two national awards!
Booklet from SPCMSC wins two national awards!
This product won a Blue Pencil Award and a USGS Shoemaker Award for 2022
This product won a Blue Pencil Award and a USGS Shoemaker Award for 2022
Discover Coastal and Marine Science of the USGS St. Petersburg
Discover Coastal and Marine Science of the USGS St. Petersburg
A new interactive geonarrative will take you on a guided journey to explore the research, capabilities, and history of the center
A new interactive geonarrative will take you on a guided journey to explore the research, capabilities, and history of the center
Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecasts
Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecasts
Explore modeled predictions of water levels and coastal change along 3,000 miles of U.S. sandy beaches
Explore modeled predictions of water levels and coastal change along 3,000 miles of U.S. sandy beaches
Experience a research cruise through the eyes of our Climate Research and Development Program Coordinator
Experience a research cruise through the eyes of our Climate Research and Development Program Coordinator
Dive into what it is like aboard a scientific research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Ariana Sutton-Grier.
Dive into what it is like aboard a scientific research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico with Dr. Ariana Sutton-Grier.
Bilingual webpages highlight USGS natural hazards science in Puerto Rico
Bilingual webpages highlight USGS natural hazards science in Puerto Rico
Páginas bilingües resaltan la ciencia de peligros naturales del USGS en Puerto Rico
Páginas bilingües resaltan la ciencia de peligros naturales del USGS en Puerto Rico
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Research programs have a primary focus of investigating processes related to coastal and marine environments and societal implications related to natural hazards, resource sustainability, and environmental change.
News
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USGS Science Contributes to Plan to Conserve South Atlantic Salt Marshes
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Dr. Kathryn Smith was invited to present on remote sensing and wetland resilience for a workshop hosted by Environmental Law Institute
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New project led by USGS scientist Lauren Toth and academic collaborators will evaluate global relationships between ecological diversity and ecosystem stability in response to climate shocks
Publications
Predictions of total water levels, the elevation of combined tides, surge, and wave runup at the shoreline, are necessary to provide guidance on potential coastal erosion and flooding. Despite the importance of early warning systems for these hazards, existing real-time meteorological and oceanographic forecast systems at regional and national scales, until now, have lacked estimates of runup nece
Remotely sensed short-crested breaking waves in a laboratory directional wave basin
Short-crested breaking waves that result from directionally spread wave conditions dissipate energy and generate turbulence within the surf zone, altering sediment transport processes, wave runup, and forces on structures. Additionally, vertical vorticity generated near crest ends during breaking, which depends on the gradient in wave height along a crest, may enhance nearshore dispersion of pollu
Shoreface sediment availability offshore of a rapidly migrating, mixed-energy barrier island
Less is known about sediment exchanges between shorefaces and mixed-energy barrier islands (MEBI) than between shorefaces and wave-dominated barrier islands. We used seismic stratigraphy from Cedar Island, Virginia, USA to understand the interplay between shoreface deposits and MEBI morphodynamics. Interpretations reveal that the shelf and shoreface are extensively dissected by breach and inlet ch
Science
Integrating Science and Management to Assist with the Response to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
A USGS multi-disciplinary team will use laboratory and modeling approaches to investigate the cause of stony coral tissue loss disease.
SENHIC Project Milestones and Meetings
As part of the Stakeholder Engagement for Natural Hazards Investigations in the Caribbean (SENHIC) project, the USGS team aims to connect with scientists who are conducting natural hazards research in the Caribbean, build relationships with natural hazards researchers based in the Caribbean and those specializing in the region, and develop a framework for collaborating with international partners.
Stakeholder Engagement for Natural Hazards Investigations in the Caribbean (SENHIC)
USGS staff are connecting with natural hazards researchers based in the Caribbean and those specializing in the region to find out which natural hazards are of primary concern, learn about their mitigation efforts, and explore the potential for research collaboration.