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

This article is part of the January-February 2017 issue of the Sound Waves newsletter.

  • Barnard, P.L., Erikson, L.H., O'Neill, A., Foxgrover, A.C., and Herdman, L.M., 2017, CoSMoS (Coastal Storm Modeling System) Southern California v3.0 Phase 2 storm-hazard projections: U.S. Geological Survey data release. [https://doi.org/10.5066/F7T151Q4]
  • Barron, J.A., Bukry, J.D., Heusser, L.E., Addison, J.A., and Alexander Jr., C.R., 2017, High-resolution climate of the past ∼7300 years of coastal northernmost California: Results from diatoms, silicoflagellates, and pollen: Quaternary International. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.10.039]
  • Bernier, J.C., Kelso, K.W., Tuten, T.M., Stalk, C.A., and Flocks, J.G., 2017, Sediment Data Collected in 2014 and 2015 from around Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey data release. [https://doi.org/10.5066/F79C6VKF]
  • Beudin, A., Kalra, T., Ganju, N.K., and Warner, J.C., 2017, Development of a coupled wave-flow-vegetation interaction model: Computers & Geosciences, v. 100, p. 76–86. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2016.12.010]
  • Buscombe, D.D., 2017, Shallow water benthic imaging and substrate characterization using recreational-grade sidescan-sonar: Environmental Modelling and Software, p. 1–18. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.12.003]
  • Cronin, T.M., and Cronin, M.A., 2017, Biological response to climate change in the Arctic Ocean: The view from the past: arktos, v. 1. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s41063-015-0019-3]
  • Danielson, J.J., Poppenga, S., Brock, J.C., Evans, G.A., Tyler, D., Gesch, D.B., Thatcher, C., and Barras, J., 2016, Topobathymetric elevation model development using a new methodology: Coastal National Elevation Database: Journal of Coastal Research, v. Special Issue 76, p. 75–89. [https://doi.org/10.2112/SI76-008]
  • Defne, Zafer, Ganju, N.K., Jones, D.K., Reilly, T.J, Aquino, K.C., Carbo, C.L, Kaufhold, E.E., Benzel, W.M., Fisher, S.C., Griffin, D.W., Iwanowicz, L.R., and Loftin, K.A., 2017, Exposure potential of salt marsh units in Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, to environmental health stressors: U.S. Geological Survey data release. [https://doi.org/10.5066/F7765CH1]
  • DeWitt, N.T., Miselis, J.L., Fredericks, J.J., Bernier, J.C., Reynolds, B.J., Kelso, K.W., Thompson, D.M., Flocks, J.G., and Wiese, D.S., 2017, Coastal bathymetry data collected in 2013 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1032. [https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1032]
  • Fandel, C.L., Lippmann, T.C., Foster, D.L., and Brothers, L.L., 2017a, Observations of pockmark flow structure in Belfast Bay, Maine, Part 2—evidence for cavity flow: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 37, p. 15–22. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-016-0473-3]
  • Fandel, C.L., Lippmann, T.C., Foster, D.L., and Brothers, L.L., 2017b, Observations of pockmark flow structure in Belfast Bay, Maine, Part 3—implications for sediment transport: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 37, p. 23–34. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-016-0474-2]
  • Fandel, C.L., Lippmann, T.C., Irish, J.D., and Brothers, L.L., 2017, Observations of pockmark flow structure in Belfast Bay, Maine, Part 1—current-induced mixing: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 37, p. 1–14. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-016-0472-4]
  • Flannery, J.A., Richey, J.N., Thirumalai, K., Poore, R.Z., and DeLong, K.L., 2017, Multi-species coral Sr/Ca-based sea-surface temperature reconstruction using Orbicella faveolata and Siderastrea siderea from the Florida Straits: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 466, p. 100–109. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.10.022]
  • Flores, C., ten Brink, U.S., McGuire, J.J., and Collins, J.A., 2017, Observations of seismicity and ground motion in the northeast U.S. Atlantic margin from ocean bottom seismometer data: Seismological Research Letters, v. 88. [https://doi.org/10.1785/0220160079]
  • Fredericks, Xan, Kranenburg, C.J., and Nagle, D.B., 2017, EAARL Coastal Topography—Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, Pre- and Post-Hurricane Isabel, 2003: U.S. Geological Survey data release. [https://doi.org/10.5066/F76W9879]
  • Gabler, C.A., Osland, M.J., Grace, J.B., Stagg, C.L., Day, R.H., Hartley, S.B., Enwright, N.M., From, A., McCoy, M.L., and McLeod, J.L., 2017, Macroclimatic change expected to transform coastal wetland ecosystems this century: Nature Climate Change, v. 7, p. 142–147. [https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3203]
  • Ganju, N.K., Defne, Z., Kirwan, M.L., Fagherazzi, S., D’Alpaos, A., and Carniello, L., 2017, Spatially integrative metrics reveal hidden vulnerability of microtidal salt marshes: Nature Communications, v. 8, p. 1–7. [https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14156]
  • Ganju, N.K., Suttles, S.E., Beudin, A., Nowacki, D., Miselis, J.L., and Andrews, B.D., 2017, Quantification of storm-induced bathymetric change in a back-barrier estuary: Estuaries and Coasts, v. 40, p. 22–36. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-016-0138-5]
  • Geist, E.L., 2017a, Book review: Extreme ocean waves: Pure and Applied Geophysics, v. 174, p. 1519–1519. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-017-1486-1]
  • Geist, E.L., 2017b, Book review: Physics of tsunamis: Pure and Applied Geophysics, v. 174, p. 1521–1521. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-017-1488-z]
  • Gesch, D.B., Brock, J.C., Parrish, C.E., Rogers, J.N., and Wright, C.W., 2016, Introduction: Special Issue on Advances in Topobathymetric Mapping, Models, and Applications: Journal of Coastal Research, v. Special Issue 76, p. 1–3. [https://doi.org/10.2112/SI76-001]
  • Hart, K.M., Iverson, A., Benscoter, A.M., Fujisaki, I., Cherkiss, M.S., Pollock, C., Lundgren, I., and Hillis-Starr, Z., 2017, Resident areas and migrations of female green turtles nesting at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: Endangered Species Research, v. 32, p. 89–101. [https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00793]
  • Johannesson, K.H., Palmore, C.D., Fackrell, J., Prouty, N.G., Swarzenski, P.W., Chevis, D.A., Telfeyan, K., White, C.D., and Burdige, D.J., 2017, Rare earth element behavior during groundwater – seawater mixing along the Kona Coast of Hawaii: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 198, p. 229–258. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2016.11.009]
  • Kress, M.E., Benimoff, A.I., Fritz, W.J., Thatcher, C., Blanton, B.O., and Dzedzits, E., 2016, Modeling and simulation of storm surge on Staten Island to understand inundation mitigation strategies: Journal of Coastal Research, v. Special Issue 76, p. 149–161. [https://doi.org/10.2112/SI76-013]
  • Kuffner, I. B., E. Bartels, A. Stathakopoulos, I. C. Enochs, G. Kolodziej, L. T. Toth, and D. P. Manzello, 2017, Experimental data comparing two coral grow-out methods in nursery-raised Acropora cervicornis: U.S. Geological Survey data release. [https://doi.org/10.5066/F7HH6H72]
  • Kuffner, I.B., Roberts, K.E., Flannery, J.A., Morrison, J.M., and Richey, J., 2017, Fidelity of the Sr/Ca proxy in recording ocean temperature in the western Atlantic coral Siderastrea siderea: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, v. 18, p. 178–188. [https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GC006640]
  • Lukas, V., and Carswell, J., William J., 2017, The 3D Elevation Program—Landslide recognition, hazard assessment, and mitigation support: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2016–3094. [https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20163094]
  • Michot, B.D., Meselhe, E.A., Krauss, K.W., Shrestha, S., From, A.S., and Patino, E., 2017, Hydrologic modeling in a marsh-mangrove ecotone: predicting wetland surface water and salinity response to restoration in the Ten Thousand Islands region of Florida, USA: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, v. 22. [https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001260]
  • Mickey, R.C., Long, J.W., Plant, N.G., Thompson, D.M., and Dalyander, P.S., 2017, A methodology for modeling barrier island storm-impact scenarios: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017–1009. [https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171009]
  • Nowacki, D., Beudin, A., and Ganju, N.K., 2017, Spectral wave dissipation by submerged aquatic vegetation in a back-barrier estuary: Limnology and Oceanography. [https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10456]
  • Osland, M.J., Day, R.H., Hall, C.T., Brumfield, M.D., Dugas, J., and Jones, W.R., 2017, Mangrove expansion and contraction at a poleward range limit— Climate extremes and land-ocean temperature gradients: Ecology, v. 98, p. 125–137. [https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1625]
  • Osland, M.J., Feher, L., Griffith, K., Cavanaugh, K.C., Enwright, N.M., Day, R.H., Stagg, C.L., Krauss, K.W., Howard, R.J., Grace, J.B., and Rogers, K., 2017, Climatic controls on the global distribution, abundance, and species richness of mangrove forests: Ecological Monographs. [https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1248]
  • Overbeck, J.R., Long, J.W., and Stockdon, H.F., 2017, Testing model parameters for wave-induced dune erosion using observations from Hurricane Sandy: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 44, p. 937–945. [https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071991]
  • Palaseanu-Lovejoy, M., Danielson, J., Thatcher, C., Foxgrover, A., Barnard, P., Brock, J., and Young, A., 2016, Automatic delineation of seacliff limits using lidar-derived high-resolution DEMs in Southern California: Journal of Coastal Research, v. Special Issue 76, p. 162–173. [https://doi.org/10.2112/SI76-014]
  • Pomeroy, A., Lowe, R.J., Ghisalberti, M., Storlazzi, C., Symonds, G., and Roelvink, D., 2017, Sediment transport in the presence of large reef bottom roughness: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. [https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JC011755]
  • Poppenga, S., and Worstell, B.B., 2016, Hydrologic connectivity: Quantitative assessments of hydrologic-enforced drainage structures in an elevation model: Journal of Coastal Research, v. Special Issue 76, p. 90–106. [https://doi.org/10.2112/SI76-009]
  • Rubin, D.M., Fairen, A.G., Frydenvang, J., Gasnault, O., Gelfenbaum, G.R., Goetz, W., Grotzinger, J.P., Le Mouélic, S., Mangold, N., Newsom, H., Oehler, D.Z., Rapin, W., Schieber, J., and Wiens, R.C., 2017, Fluidized-sediment pipes in Gale crater, Mars, and possible Earth analogs: Geology, v. 45, p. 7–10. [https://doi.org/10.1130/G38339.1]
  • La Selle, S.M., Lunghino, B.D., Jaffe, B.E., Gelfenbaum, G., and Costa, P.J.M., 2017, Hurricane Sandy washover deposits on Fire Island, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017–1014. [https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171014]
  • Stalk, C.A., DeWitt, N.T., Bernier, J.C., Kindinger, J.G., Flocks, J.G., Miselis, J.L., Locker, S.D., Kelso, K.W., and Tuten, T.M., 2017, Coastal single-beam bathymetry data collected in 2015 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series Report 1039. [https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1039]
  • Thatcher, C., Brock, J.C., Danielson, J.J., Poppenga, S., Gesch, D.B., Palaseanu-Lovejoy, M., Barras, J., Evans, G.A., and Gibbs, A., 2016, Creating a Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) for science and conservation applications: Journal of Coastal Research, v. Special Issue 76, p. 64–74. [https://doi.org/10.2112/SI76-007]
  • Tinker, M.T., Tomoleoni, J., LaRoche, N., Bowen, L., Miles, A.K., Murray, M., Staedler, M., and Randell, Z., 2017, Southern sea otter range expansion and habitat use in the Santa Barbara Channel, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017–1001, 86 p. [https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171001]
  • Warrick, J., Ritchie, A., Adelman, G., Adelman, K., and Limber, P.W., 2017, New techniques to measure cliff change from historical oblique aerial photographs and structure-from-motion photogrammetry: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 33, p. 39–55. [https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00095.1]
  • Wright, C.W., Kranenburg, C., Battista, T.A., and Parrish, C., 2016, Depth calibration and validation of the Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar, EAARL-B: Journal of Coastal Research, v. Special Issue 76, p. 4–17. [https://doi.org/10.2112/SI76-002]

 

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