St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
News
USGS Scientists Co-authored Paper on Remote Calibration of Beach Cams
Jenna Brown (MD/DE/DC WSC) and Meg Palmsten (SPCMSC) co-authored a recently published manuscript titled, “SurfRCaT: A tool for remote calibration of pre-existing coastal cameras to enable their use as quantitative coastal monitoring tools.”
Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Sally Beach Impacts
As Hurricane Sally approached the US Gulf Coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the beach. Forecasts were updated daily based on wave and storm surge forecasts from NOAA.
Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Laura Beach Impacts
As Hurricane Laura approached the US Gulf Coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the beach. Forecasts were updated daily based on wave and storm surge forecasts from NOAA.
Coastal Change Hazards Team Releases New Software Tool for Delineating Coastal Cliff Features
SPCMSC Physical Scientist Alexander Seymour and co-authors Cheryl Hapke (University of South Florida College of Marine Science) and Jonathan Warrick (PCMSC) published a USGS Open-File Report and a software tool for delineating features on coastal cliffs.
USGS: Laura to Strongly Affect Louisiana Beaches, Barrier Islands
Some erosion likely for nearly one-half of sandy shorelines from East Texas to Alabama
Editor's Note: This updated story reflects today's coastal change forecast and includes a new map.
To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Laura, visit www.usgs.gov/laura
USGS: Laura to strongly affect Texas, Louisiana beaches and barrier islands
To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Laura, visit www.usgs.gov/laura
USGS predicts Gulf beach erosion from Marco, gets set to measure storm effects
To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Tropical Storm Marco, visit www.usgs.gov/marco
This story was updated August 24 based on the latest coastal change forecast.
USGS Works to Predict and Track Isaias' Effects
To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Tropical Storm Isaias, visit https://www.usgs.gov/isaias.
This story was updated August 3 to reflect changes in the coastal change and landfall forecasts for Isaias.
Isaias Likely to Cause Extensive Erosion on S. Carolina Beaches
Wave-driven flooding behind dunes unlikely on SE Atlantic coast, USGS predicts
This news release was updated August 3 based on the latest coastal change forecast.
To learn more about USGS’s role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Tropical Storm Isaias, visit https://www.usgs.gov/isaias.
Sound Waves Newsletter - June-July 2020
In this issue of Sound Waves, we pay tribute to a beloved USGS colleague, Monty Hampton, and highlight his work on sand waves and sand lance in the Pacific Northwest; we also highlight USGS work on sand lance in the Atlantic and on tracking sea turtles to examine how changing environment affects marine life.
SPCMSC award-winner convenes online coral disease session as part of ASM Microbe Online
Christina Kellogg (SPCMSC Research Microbiologist), in her capacity as the 2020 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Service Award Winner, organized and will moderate a session titled “On the Front Lines of Coral Disease” on July 28, 2020 (2:00-3:00pm Eastern Time). Christina's session is part of the Summer of Science programming for...
Coastal Change Hazards Team Demonstrates New Topobathymetric Model Fusion Technique to Navy Research Laboratory (NRL) Collaborators
SPCMSC Physical Scientist Alex Seymour presented a virtual seminar on fusing DEMs in complex landscapes to scientists in the Ocean Sciences Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory on June 26, 2020.