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News Briefs - October-November 2020

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program November 30, 2020

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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SPCMSC Research Oceanographer Participates in University of South Florida Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (iCAR) Panel Discussion

SPCMSC Research Oceanographer Participates in University of South Florida Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (iCAR) Panel Discussion

On November 12, 2020, SPCMSC Research Oceanographer Meg Palmsten served as a panelist in the session titled  “Technology-enhanced Community Engagement...

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Aligning International Initiatives for Promoting and Assessing FAIR Data

Aligning International Initiatives for Promoting and Assessing FAIR Data

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (FAIR) Data Maturity Model Working Group: Aligning Initiatives for...

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Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment Project public presentation

Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment Project public presentation

Scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal Marine Science Center and the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center copresent the Alabama Barrier Island...

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Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Zeta Beach Impacts

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Zeta Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Zeta approached the US Gulf Coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards Team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the beach. The...

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USGS Researchers Conduct Collaborative Experiment to Identify Causative Agent of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD)

USGS Researchers Conduct Collaborative Experiment to Identify Causative Agent of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD)

SPCMSC Research scientists Christina Kellogg and James Evans are working with Valerie Paul, director of the Smithsonian Marine Station in Ft. Pierce...

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Sensitivity of Storm Response to Antecedent Topography in the XBeach Model

Sensitivity of Storm Response to Antecedent Topography in the XBeach Model

Publication of "Sensitivity of Storm Response to Antecedent Topography in the XBeach Model" in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering: Beach...

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SPCMSC Researcher is first international guest interviewed on Australian ocean podcast series

SPCMSC Researcher is first international guest interviewed on Australian ocean podcast series

Dr. Christina Kellogg (SPCMSC Research Microbiologist) was interviewed about her deep-sea research for a new episode of the podcast The Deep Blue: On...

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Zeta’s Strong Waves Will Cause Coastal Change Along the Gulf Coast

Zeta’s Strong Waves Will Cause Coastal Change Along the Gulf Coast

Editor’s note: This story was updated Oct. 28 reflecting a new coastal change forecast for Zeta's impacts on Gulf Coast sandy shorelines.

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SPCMSC coral team and Ohio State researchers travel to the Florida Keys to complete coral growth study

SPCMSC coral team and Ohio State researchers travel to the Florida Keys to complete coral growth study

Ilsa Kuffner, Marine Biologist with the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, will lead a team along with collaborators from Ohio State...

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Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Delta Beach Impacts

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Delta Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Delta approached the US Gulf Coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards Team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the beach. The...

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USGS: Delta will erode parts of Louisiana, Texas coasts

USGS: Delta will erode parts of Louisiana, Texas coasts

Editor’s note: This story updates and replaces a story published October 8, reflecting a new forecast that reduces the extent of Hurricane Delta’s...

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Coastal Change Happens! USGS Has Data and Tools to Help Coastal Communities Prepare

Coastal Change Happens! USGS Has Data and Tools to Help Coastal Communities Prepare

USGS Introduces a National Approach to Coastal Change Hazards (CCH) Science

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SPCMSC Research Oceanographer Participates in University of South Florida Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (iCAR) Panel Discussion

SPCMSC Research Oceanographer Participates in University of South Florida Initiative on Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (iCAR) Panel Discussion

On November 12, 2020, SPCMSC Research Oceanographer Meg Palmsten served as a panelist in the session titled  “Technology-enhanced Community Engagement...

Read Article
Aligning International Initiatives for Promoting and Assessing FAIR Data

Aligning International Initiatives for Promoting and Assessing FAIR Data

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (FAIR) Data Maturity Model Working Group: Aligning Initiatives for...

Read Article
Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment Project public presentation

Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment Project public presentation

Scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal Marine Science Center and the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center copresent the Alabama Barrier Island...

Read Article
Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Zeta Beach Impacts

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Zeta Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Zeta approached the US Gulf Coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards Team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the beach. The...

Read Article
USGS Researchers Conduct Collaborative Experiment to Identify Causative Agent of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD)

USGS Researchers Conduct Collaborative Experiment to Identify Causative Agent of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD)

SPCMSC Research scientists Christina Kellogg and James Evans are working with Valerie Paul, director of the Smithsonian Marine Station in Ft. Pierce...

Read Article
Sensitivity of Storm Response to Antecedent Topography in the XBeach Model

Sensitivity of Storm Response to Antecedent Topography in the XBeach Model

Publication of "Sensitivity of Storm Response to Antecedent Topography in the XBeach Model" in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering: Beach...

Read Article
SPCMSC Researcher is first international guest interviewed on Australian ocean podcast series

SPCMSC Researcher is first international guest interviewed on Australian ocean podcast series

Dr. Christina Kellogg (SPCMSC Research Microbiologist) was interviewed about her deep-sea research for a new episode of the podcast The Deep Blue: On...

Read Article
Zeta’s Strong Waves Will Cause Coastal Change Along the Gulf Coast

Zeta’s Strong Waves Will Cause Coastal Change Along the Gulf Coast

Editor’s note: This story was updated Oct. 28 reflecting a new coastal change forecast for Zeta's impacts on Gulf Coast sandy shorelines.

Read Article
SPCMSC coral team and Ohio State researchers travel to the Florida Keys to complete coral growth study

SPCMSC coral team and Ohio State researchers travel to the Florida Keys to complete coral growth study

Ilsa Kuffner, Marine Biologist with the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, will lead a team along with collaborators from Ohio State...

Read Article
Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Delta Beach Impacts

Coastal Change Hazards Team Forecasted Hurricane Delta Beach Impacts

As Hurricane Delta approached the US Gulf Coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards Team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the beach. The...

Read Article
USGS: Delta will erode parts of Louisiana, Texas coasts

USGS: Delta will erode parts of Louisiana, Texas coasts

Editor’s note: This story updates and replaces a story published October 8, reflecting a new forecast that reduces the extent of Hurricane Delta’s...

Read Article
Coastal Change Happens! USGS Has Data and Tools to Help Coastal Communities Prepare

Coastal Change Happens! USGS Has Data and Tools to Help Coastal Communities Prepare

USGS Introduces a National Approach to Coastal Change Hazards (CCH) Science

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