Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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The center is part of the USGS Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program, which is the primary federal marine geology and physical science research program. The center's staff of 100 provides scientific information that contributes to decisions by other federal agencies, state and local entities, private organizations, industry, and the public about hazards, resource use and protection.
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Ten Years of Icy Data Show the Flow of Heat from the Arctic Seafloor
In addition to 10 years of data on the flow of heat in the Arctic ocean seafloor, the USGS and Geological Survey of Canada have published an analysis of that data using modern seismic data.
Piping Plovers Benefited from Hurricane Sandy
Storms and undeveloped coastlines can create and maintain habitat for this species, which is threatened along the Atlantic coast.
Bringing the Bubbles Home
As our cruise ends, lead scientist Amanda Demopoulos brings it all together and charts the path forward
Publications
Introduction to special issue on gas hydrate in porous media: Linking laboratory and field‐scale phenomena
The proliferation of drilling expeditions focused on characterizing natural gas hydrate as a potential energy resource has spawned widespread interest in gas hydrate reservoir properties and associated porous media phenomena. Between 2017 and 2019, a Special Section of this journal compiled contributed papers elucidating interactions between gas...
Ruppel, Carolyn D.; Lee, Joo Yong; Pecher, Ingo
Evaluating barrier island characteristics and piping plover (Charadrius melodus) habitat availability along the U.S. Atlantic Coast—Geospatial approaches and methodology
Policy makers, individuals from government agencies, and natural resource managers face increasing demands to manage coastal areas in a way that meets economic, social, and ecological needs as sea levels rise. Scientific knowledge of how coastal processes drive beach and barrier island changes and how those changes affect habitat use can support...
Zeigler, Sara L.; Sturdivant, Emily J.; Gutierrez, Benjamin T. Alongshore momentum balance over shoreface-connected ridges, Fire Island, NY
Hydrodynamic and hydrographic data collected on the inner shelf of Fire Island, NY, over a region of shoreface-connected ridges (SFCRs) are used to describe wind-driven circulation over uneven topographies along relatively straight coastlines. The data revealed a predominantly alongshore flow, under westward wind forcing, with localized offshore...
Ofsthun, Conor; Wu, Xiaodong; Voulgaris, George; Warner, John C.