Hurricanes are large-scale disturbances of such force and size that their influence on landscape pattern and processes of coastal systems is evident, though still poorly understood. The regularity and severity of tropical storms are major factors controlling ecosystem structure and succession for coastal ecosystems. Hurricane landfall rates vary greatly for given coastal stretches of the southeastern United States. USGS scientists are involved in wide-ranging hurricane research efforts, often conducting post-storm assessments to characterize the degree and extent of damage to coastal ecosystem structure.
HURRICANE SPECIAL TOPIC WEBSITES
The links below will take you to websites specific to each hurricane. These websites are a combination of information from across USGS.
CURRENT USGS SCIENCE:
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC)
- Hurricanes
- Response of Migrating Birds to Hurricane Sandy
- Post-Hurricane Sandy Vegetation Recovery in the Presence of a Hyper-abundant Deer Population
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC)
- Aerial Videography Overflights of Forest Cover and Impact from Hurricane Sandy along the Atlantic Coast, USA
- Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment at Dauphin Island
- Assessing Coastal Forest Impacts and Resource Management Implications following Hurricane Sandy
- Assessing Treefall Patterns and Causal Relations of Wind and Surge from Hurricane Sandy
- Assessment of Wetland Area Change and Shoreline Erosion Due to Hurricane Sandy
- Collecting Ecological Data and Models of Living Shoreline Restoration Projects
- Conservation of Rare Vegetation Communities of the Atlantic Coastal Barrier Islands
- Dendrochronology of Coastal Forests to Evaluate Impacts of Wind and Surge from Hurricane Sandy
- Effect of Hurricane Wrack Deposition on Coastal Marsh Surface Elevation Change
- Forecasting Biological Vulnerabilities: Modeling Jamaica Bay Wetland Morphology under Future Hurricanes
- Hurricane Sandy Impacts on Coastal Wetland Resilience in the Northeast United States
- Hurricane Sandy Spatial Data Mapping Application
- Hurricane Sandy Surge and Marsh Dieback in the New Jersey Coastal Zone
- Natural Resources Assessment of Tribal Lands Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
- Optical and Radar Fusion: Mapping Coastal Marsh Dieback
- Post-Hurricane Sandy Vegetation Recovery in the Presence of a Hyper-abundant Deer Population
- Predicting the Long-Term Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Spatial Patterns of Wetland Morphology in Salt Marshes of Jamaica Bay, New York
- Promoting USGS Research on Environmental Impacts of a Major Storm – Hurricane Sandy
- Response of a Threatened Shorebird to Severe Storms
- Salinity Intrusion Impacts from Hurricane Sandy in Tidal Freshwater Swamps, Delmarva Peninsula, Mid-Atlantic Coast, USA
- Storm Impact Assessments on Coastal Bird Populations, Behavior, and Nesting along the Outer Banks Barrier Islands, North Carolina
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Hurricanes are large-scale disturbances of such force and size that their influence on landscape pattern and processes of coastal systems is evident, though still poorly understood. The regularity and severity of tropical storms are major factors controlling ecosystem structure and succession for coastal ecosystems. Hurricane landfall rates vary greatly for given coastal stretches of the southeastern United States. USGS scientists are involved in wide-ranging hurricane research efforts, often conducting post-storm assessments to characterize the degree and extent of damage to coastal ecosystem structure.
HURRICANE SPECIAL TOPIC WEBSITES
Sources/Usage: Some content may have restrictions. Visit Media to see details.Hurricane Maria and Tropical Storm Jose acquired by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 13 (GOES-13 or GOES East) at 1:15 p.m. local time on September 19, 2017. The links below will take you to websites specific to each hurricane. These websites are a combination of information from across USGS.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.CURRENT USGS SCIENCE:
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC)
- Hurricanes
- Response of Migrating Birds to Hurricane Sandy
- Post-Hurricane Sandy Vegetation Recovery in the Presence of a Hyper-abundant Deer Population
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC)
WARC researchers in Louisiana help with boat and rescue after Hurricane Katrina (Public domain.) - Aerial Videography Overflights of Forest Cover and Impact from Hurricane Sandy along the Atlantic Coast, USA
- Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment at Dauphin Island
- Assessing Coastal Forest Impacts and Resource Management Implications following Hurricane Sandy
- Assessing Treefall Patterns and Causal Relations of Wind and Surge from Hurricane Sandy
- Assessment of Wetland Area Change and Shoreline Erosion Due to Hurricane Sandy
- Collecting Ecological Data and Models of Living Shoreline Restoration Projects
- Conservation of Rare Vegetation Communities of the Atlantic Coastal Barrier Islands
- Dendrochronology of Coastal Forests to Evaluate Impacts of Wind and Surge from Hurricane Sandy
- Effect of Hurricane Wrack Deposition on Coastal Marsh Surface Elevation Change
- Forecasting Biological Vulnerabilities: Modeling Jamaica Bay Wetland Morphology under Future Hurricanes
- Hurricane Sandy Impacts on Coastal Wetland Resilience in the Northeast United States
- Hurricane Sandy Spatial Data Mapping Application
- Hurricane Sandy Surge and Marsh Dieback in the New Jersey Coastal Zone
- Natural Resources Assessment of Tribal Lands Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
- Optical and Radar Fusion: Mapping Coastal Marsh Dieback
- Post-Hurricane Sandy Vegetation Recovery in the Presence of a Hyper-abundant Deer Population
- Predicting the Long-Term Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Spatial Patterns of Wetland Morphology in Salt Marshes of Jamaica Bay, New York
- Promoting USGS Research on Environmental Impacts of a Major Storm – Hurricane Sandy
- Response of a Threatened Shorebird to Severe Storms
- Salinity Intrusion Impacts from Hurricane Sandy in Tidal Freshwater Swamps, Delmarva Peninsula, Mid-Atlantic Coast, USA
- Storm Impact Assessments on Coastal Bird Populations, Behavior, and Nesting along the Outer Banks Barrier Islands, North Carolina
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Visit Media to see details.High Resolution Orthoimagery archived at the USGS EROS Center and inset into the larger image show the New Jersey coastal town of Mantoloking five years before Sandy made landfall, as well as the slow recovery three years after the storm. Entire blocks of houses visible in the 2007 image were damaged or completely washed away by the storm surge and wind, replaced by empty patches of sand in the 2015 image.
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