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

  • Ackerman, S.D., Andrews, B.D., Foster, D.S., Baldwin, W.E., and Schwab, W.C., 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf—Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1002 [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/]. 

  • Bernier, J.C., 2013, Trends and causes of historical wetland loss in coastal Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3017, 4 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3017/].

  • Brothers, D.S., ten Brink, U.S., Andrews, B.D., and Chaytor, J.D., 2013, Geomorphic characterization of the U.S. Atlantic continental margin: Marine Geology, v. 338, p. 46–63, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2012.12.008 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2012.12.008].

  • Brothers, D.S., ten Brink, U.S., Andrews, B.D., Chaytor, J.D, and Twichell, D., 2013, Geomorphic process fingerprints in submarine canyons: Marine Geology, v. 337, p. 53–66, doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2013.01.005 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2013.01.005].

  • Ferrero, R.C., Kolak, J.J., Bills, D.J., Bowen, Z.H., Cordier, D.J., Gallegos, T.J., Hein, J.R., Kelley, K.D., Nelson, P.H., Nuccio, V.F., Schmidt, J.M., and Seal, R.R., 2013, U.S. Geological Survey energy and minerals science strategy—A resource lifecycle approach: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1383–D, 37 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1383d/].

  • Geist, E.L., Chaytor, J.D., Parsons, T., and ten Brink, U., 2013, Estimation of submarine mass failure probability from a sequence of deposits with age dates: Geosphere, v. 9, no. 2, p. 287–298, doi:10.1130/GES00829.1 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES00829.1].

  • Hart, K.M., Zawada, D.G., Fujisaki, I., and Lidz, B.H., 2013, Habitat use of breeding green turtles Chelonia mydas tagged in Dry Tortugas National Park—Making use of local and regional MPAs: Biological Conservation, v. 161, p. 142–154, doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.019 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.019].

  • Hoeke, R.K., Storlazzi, C.D., and Ridd, P.V., 2013, Drivers of circulation in a fringing coral reef embayment—A wave-flow coupled numerical modeling study of Hanalei Bay, Hawaii: Continental Shelf Research, v. 58, p. 79–95, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2013.03.007 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2013.03.007].

  • Kindinger, J.L., Buster, N.A., Flocks, J.G., Bernier, J.C., and Kulp, M.A., 2013, Louisiana Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring (BICM) program summary report—Data and analyses 2006 through 2010: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1083, 86 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1083/].

  • Plant, N.G., and Guy, K.K., 2013, Change in the length of the middle section of the Chandeleur Islands oil berm, November 17, 2010, through September 6, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1075, 8 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1075/].

  • Plant, N.G., and Guy, K.K., 2013, Change in the length of the northern section of the Chandeleur Islands oil berm, September 5, 2010, through September 3, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1074, 9 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1074/].

  • Reich, C.D., Kuffner, I.B., Hickey, T.D., Morrison, J.M., and Flannery, J.A., 2013, Complexity of nearshore strontium-to-calcium ratio variability in a core sample of the massive coral Siderastrea siderea obtained in Coral Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1092, 12 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1092/].

  • Sánchez, M.I., Nikolov, P.N., Georgieva, D.D., Georgiev, B.B., Vasileva, G.P., Pankov, P., Paracuellos, M., Lafferty, K.D., and Green, A.J., 2013, High prevalence of cestodes in Artemia spp. throughout the annual cycle—Relationship with abundance of avian final hosts: Parasitology Research, v. 112, no. 5, p. 1913–1923, doi:10.1007/s00436-013-3347-x [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3347-x].

  • Schreppel, H.A., Degnan, C.H., Dadisman, S.V., and Metzger, D.R., 2013, Archive of U.S. Geological Survey selected single-beam bathymetry datasets, 1969–2000: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 757 [http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/757/].

  • Schwab, W.C., Baldwin, W.E., Hapke, C.J., Lentz, E.E., Gayes, P.T., Denny, J.F., List, J.H., and Warner, J.C., 2013, Geologic evidence for onshore sediment transport from the inner-continental shelf—Fire Island, New York: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 29, no. 3, p. 526–544, doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00160.1 [http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00160.1].

  • Sliter, R., Johnson, S.Y., Watt, J.T., Scheirer, D.S., Allwardt, P., and Triezenberg, P.J., 2013, High-resolution seismic-reflection and marine-magnetic data from offshore central California—San Gregorio to Point Sur: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1071 [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1071/].

  • Stockdon, H.F., Doran, K.J., Sopkin, K.L., Smith, K.E.L., and Fredericks, X., 2013, Coastal topography—Northeast Atlantic coast, post-hurricane Sandy, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 765 [http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/765/].

  • Storlazzi, C.D., Berkowitz, P., Reynolds, M.H., and Logan, J.B., 2013, Forecasting the impact of storm waves and sea-level rise on Midway Atoll and Laysan Island within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument—A comparison of passive versus dynamic inundation models: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1069, 78 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1069/].

  • Subino, J.A., Morgan, K.L.M., Krohn, M.D., and Dadisman, S.V., 2012, Archive of post-Hurricane Isabel coastal oblique aerial photographs collected during U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 03CCH01 from Ocean City, Maryland, to Fort Caswell, North Carolina, and inland from Waynesboro to Redwood, Virginia, September 21–23, 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 761, 3 DVDs [http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/761/].

  • Takekawa, J.Y., Thorne, K.M., Buffington, K.J., Spragens, K.A., Swanson, K.M., Drexler, J.Z., Schoellhamer, D.H., Overton, C.T., and Casazza M.L., 2013, Final report for sea-level rise response modeling for San Francisco Bay estuary tidal marshes: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1081, 161 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1081/].

  • ten Brink, U.S., Bakun, W.H., and Flores, C.H., 2013, Reply to a comment by Carol S. Prentice, Paul Mann, and Luis R. Peña on: “Historical perspective on seismic hazard to Hispaniola and the northeast Caribbean region”: Journal of Geophysical Research, published online April 19, 2013, doi:10.1002/jgrb.50147 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgrb.50147].

  • Twomey, E.R., and Signell, R., 2013, Construction of a 3-arcsecond digital elevation model for the Gulf of Maine: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1127, 24 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1127/].

  • Wagner, J.K.S., McEntee, M.H., Brothers, L.L., German, C.R., Kaiser, C.L., Yoerger, D.R., and Van Dover, C.L., 2013, Cold-seep habitat mapping—High-resolution spatial characterization of the Blake Ridge Diapir seep field: Deep Sea Research II; Topical Studies in Oceanography, posted online February 10, 2013, doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.02.008 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.02.008].

  • Warrick, J.A., 2013, Dispersal of fine sediment in nearshore coastal waters: Journal of Coastal Research, v. 29, no. 3,  p. 579–596, doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00087.1 [http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00087.1].

  • Warrick, J.A., Madej, M.A., Goñi, M.A., and Wheatcroft, R.A., 2013, Trends in the suspended-sediment yields of coastal rivers of northern California, 1955–2010: Journal of Hydrology, v. 489, p. 108–123, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.02.041 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.02.041].

  • Warrick, J.A., and Storlazzi, C.D., 2013, Fine-grained sediment dispersal along the California coast: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3023, 4 p. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3023/].

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