Recent Publications - August-September 2019

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program September 30, 2019

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

This article is part of the August-September 2019 issue of the Sound Waves newsletter.

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July 25, 2019

Alongshore momentum balance over shoreface-connected ridges, Fire Island, NY 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 current veering over the SFCR crests...

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Conor Ofsthun, Xiaodong Wu, George Voulgaris, John C. Warner

Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center