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Coastal bathymetry data collected in June 2014 from Fire Island, New York—The wilderness breach and shoreface

August 2, 2016

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, collected bathymetric data along the upper shoreface and within the wilderness breach at Fire Island, New York, in June 2014. The U.S. Geological Survey is involved in a post-Hurricane Sandy effort to map and monitor the morphologic evolution of the shoreface along Fire Island and model the evolution of the wilderness breach as a part of the Hurricane Sandy Supplemental Project GS2-2B. During this study, bathymetry was collected with single-beam echo sounders and global positioning systems, mounted to personal watercraft, along the Fire Island shoreface and within the wilderness breach. Additional bathymetry was collected using backpack global positioning systems along the flood shoals and shallow channels within the wilderness breach.

Publication Year 2016
Title Coastal bathymetry data collected in June 2014 from Fire Island, New York—The wilderness breach and shoreface
DOI 10.3133/ds1007
Authors Timothy R. Nelson, Jennifer L. Miselis, Cheryl J. Hapke, Kathleen E. Wilson, Rachel E. Henderson, Owen T. Brenner, Billy J. Reynolds, Mark E. Hansen
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Data Series
Series Number 1007
Index ID ds1007
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
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