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Ben Gutierrez, PhD

Ben Gutierrez is a Geologist with the Coastal Change Project at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center.

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Coastal Change Hazards

Natural processes such as waves, tides, and weather, continually change coastal landscapes. The integrity of coastal homes, businesses, and infrastructure can be threatened by hazards associated with event-driven changes, such as extreme storms and their impacts on beach and dune erosion, or longer-term, cumulative changes associated with coastal and marine processes, such as sea-level rise...
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Recovery Activities, Hurricanes, USGS Science in Long Island Sound and its Watershed
Coastal Change Hazards

Coastal Change Hazards

Natural processes such as waves, tides, and weather, continually change coastal landscapes. The integrity of coastal homes, businesses, and infrastructure can be threatened by hazards associated with event-driven changes, such as extreme storms and their impacts on beach and dune erosion, or longer-term, cumulative changes associated with coastal and marine processes, such as sea-level rise...
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A Bayesian network to predict vulnerability to sea-level rise: data report A Bayesian network to predict vulnerability to sea-level rise: data report

During the 21st century, sea-level rise is projected to have a wide range of effects on coastal environments, development, and infrastructure. Consequently, there has been an increased focus on developing modeling or other analytical approaches to evaluate potential impacts to inform coastal management. This report provides the data that were used to develop and evaluate the performance...
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Nathaniel G. Plant, E. Robert Thieler
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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

A Bayesian network to predict coastal vulnerability to sea level rise A Bayesian network to predict coastal vulnerability to sea level rise

Sea level rise during the 21st century will have a wide range of effects on coastal environments, human development, and infrastructure in coastal areas. The broad range of complex factors influencing coastal systems contributes to large uncertainties in predicting long-term sea level rise impacts. Here we explore and demonstrate the capabilities of a Bayesian network (BN) to predict...
Authors
B.T. Gutierrez, N.G. Plant, E.R. Thieler

Coastal sensitivity to sea level rise— A focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region Coastal sensitivity to sea level rise— A focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region

This Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP), developed as part of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, examines potential effects of sea-level rise from climate change during the twenty-first century, with a focus on the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. Using scientific literature and policy-related documents, the SAP describes the physical environments; potential changes to...
Authors
James G. Titus, K. Eric Anderson, Donald R. Cahoon, Dean B. Gesch, Stephen K. Gill, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Eastern Ecological Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sea-level rise and coastal change: Causes and implications for the future of coasts and low-lying regions Sea-level rise and coastal change: Causes and implications for the future of coasts and low-lying regions

No abstract available.
Authors
S. Jeffress Williams, Benjamin T. Gutierrez
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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Long-term oceanographic observations in Massachusetts Bay, 1989-2006 Long-term oceanographic observations in Massachusetts Bay, 1989-2006

This data report presents long-term oceanographic observations made in western Massachusetts Bay at long-term site A (LT-A) (42 deg 22.6' N., 70 deg 47.0' W.; nominal water depth 32 meters) from December 1989 through February 2006 and long-term site B (LT-B) (42 deg 9.8' N., 70 deg 38.4' W.; nominal water depth 22 meters) from October 1997 through February 2004 (fig. 1). The observations...
Authors
Bradford Butman, P. Soupy Alexander, Michael H. Bothner, Jonathan Borden, Michael A. Casso, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Mary E. Hastings, Frances L. Lightsom, Marinna A. Martini, Ellyn T. Montgomery, Richard R. Rendigs, William S. Strahle
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Coastal elevations Coastal elevations

No abstract available.
Authors
Dean B. Gesch, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Stephen K. Gill
By
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Geologic effects and coastal vulnerability to sea-level rise, erosion, and storms Geologic effects and coastal vulnerability to sea-level rise, erosion, and storms

A combination of natural and human factors are driving coastal change and making coastal regions and populations increasingly vulnerable. Sea level, a major agent of coastal erosion, has varied greatly from -120 m below present during glacial period low-stands to + 4 to 6 m above present during interglacial warm periods. Geologic and tide gauge data show that global sea level has risen...
Authors
S.J. Williams, B.T. Gutierrez, E.R. Thieler, E. Pendleton
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Potential for shoreline changes due to sea-level rise along the U.S. mid-Atlantic region Potential for shoreline changes due to sea-level rise along the U.S. mid-Atlantic region

Sea-level rise over the next century is expected to contribute significantly to physical changes along open-ocean shorelines. Predicting the form and magnitude of coastal changes is important for understanding the impacts to humans and the environment. Presently, the ability to predict coastal changes is limited by the scientific understanding of the many variables and processes involved...
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, S. Jeffress Williams, E. Robert Thieler
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Exploring the persistence of sorted bedforms on the inner-shelf of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Exploring the persistence of sorted bedforms on the inner-shelf of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Geological studies offshore of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina reveal subtle large-scale regions of coarse sand with gravel and shell hash (widths between 100 and 200 m and negative relief of ∼1 m) that trend obliquely to the coast. It was previously suggested that these regions serve as conduits for sand exchange between the shoreface and inner shelf during storm-associated...
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, George Voulgaris, E. Robert Thieler
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Long-Term Oceanographic Observations in Western Massachusetts Bay Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: Data Report for 1989-2002 Long-Term Oceanographic Observations in Western Massachusetts Bay Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: Data Report for 1989-2002

This data report presents long-term oceanographic observations made in western Massachusetts Bay at two locations: (1) 42 deg 22.6' N., 70 deg 47.0' W. (Site A, 33 m water depth) from December 1989 through December 2002 (figure 1), and (2) 42 deg 9.8' N., 70 deg 38.4' W. (Site B, 21 m water depth) from October 1997 through December 2002. Site A is approximately 1 km south of the new...
Authors
Bradford Butman, Michael H. Bothner, P. Soupy Alexander, Frances L. Lightsom, Marinna A. Martini, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, William S. Strahle

Photographs of the Sea floor Offshore of New York and New Jersey Photographs of the Sea floor Offshore of New York and New Jersey

This DVD-ROM contains photographs of the sea floor and sediment texture data collected as part of studies carried out by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the New York Bight (Figure 1a (PDF format)). The studies were designed to map the sea floor (Butman, 1998, URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs133-98/) and to develop an understanding of the transport and long-term fate of sediments and
Authors
Bradford Butman, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, William S. Schwab, Dann S. Blackwood, Ellen L. Mecray, Tammie J. Middleton

Long-Term Oceanographic Observations in Western Massachusetts Bay Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: Data Report for 1989-2000 Long-Term Oceanographic Observations in Western Massachusetts Bay Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: Data Report for 1989-2000

No abstract available.
Authors
Bradford Butman, Michael H. Bothner, Frances L. Lightsom, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, P. Soupy Alexander, Marinna A. Martini, William S. Strahle

Science and Products

Coastal Change Hazards Program Triangle Logo

Coastal Change Hazards

Natural processes such as waves, tides, and weather, continually change coastal landscapes. The integrity of coastal homes, businesses, and infrastructure can be threatened by hazards associated with event-driven changes, such as extreme storms and their impacts on beach and dune erosion, or longer-term, cumulative changes associated with coastal and marine processes, such as sea-level rise...
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Recovery Activities, Hurricanes, USGS Science in Long Island Sound and its Watershed
Coastal Change Hazards

Coastal Change Hazards

Natural processes such as waves, tides, and weather, continually change coastal landscapes. The integrity of coastal homes, businesses, and infrastructure can be threatened by hazards associated with event-driven changes, such as extreme storms and their impacts on beach and dune erosion, or longer-term, cumulative changes associated with coastal and marine processes, such as sea-level rise...
Learn More
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Filter Total Items: 27

A Bayesian network to predict vulnerability to sea-level rise: data report A Bayesian network to predict vulnerability to sea-level rise: data report

During the 21st century, sea-level rise is projected to have a wide range of effects on coastal environments, development, and infrastructure. Consequently, there has been an increased focus on developing modeling or other analytical approaches to evaluate potential impacts to inform coastal management. This report provides the data that were used to develop and evaluate the performance...
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Nathaniel G. Plant, E. Robert Thieler
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

A Bayesian network to predict coastal vulnerability to sea level rise A Bayesian network to predict coastal vulnerability to sea level rise

Sea level rise during the 21st century will have a wide range of effects on coastal environments, human development, and infrastructure in coastal areas. The broad range of complex factors influencing coastal systems contributes to large uncertainties in predicting long-term sea level rise impacts. Here we explore and demonstrate the capabilities of a Bayesian network (BN) to predict...
Authors
B.T. Gutierrez, N.G. Plant, E.R. Thieler

Coastal sensitivity to sea level rise— A focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region Coastal sensitivity to sea level rise— A focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region

This Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP), developed as part of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, examines potential effects of sea-level rise from climate change during the twenty-first century, with a focus on the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. Using scientific literature and policy-related documents, the SAP describes the physical environments; potential changes to...
Authors
James G. Titus, K. Eric Anderson, Donald R. Cahoon, Dean B. Gesch, Stephen K. Gill, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Eastern Ecological Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Sea-level rise and coastal change: Causes and implications for the future of coasts and low-lying regions Sea-level rise and coastal change: Causes and implications for the future of coasts and low-lying regions

No abstract available.
Authors
S. Jeffress Williams, Benjamin T. Gutierrez
By
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Long-term oceanographic observations in Massachusetts Bay, 1989-2006 Long-term oceanographic observations in Massachusetts Bay, 1989-2006

This data report presents long-term oceanographic observations made in western Massachusetts Bay at long-term site A (LT-A) (42 deg 22.6' N., 70 deg 47.0' W.; nominal water depth 32 meters) from December 1989 through February 2006 and long-term site B (LT-B) (42 deg 9.8' N., 70 deg 38.4' W.; nominal water depth 22 meters) from October 1997 through February 2004 (fig. 1). The observations...
Authors
Bradford Butman, P. Soupy Alexander, Michael H. Bothner, Jonathan Borden, Michael A. Casso, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Mary E. Hastings, Frances L. Lightsom, Marinna A. Martini, Ellyn T. Montgomery, Richard R. Rendigs, William S. Strahle
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Coastal elevations Coastal elevations

No abstract available.
Authors
Dean B. Gesch, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Stephen K. Gill
By
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Geologic effects and coastal vulnerability to sea-level rise, erosion, and storms Geologic effects and coastal vulnerability to sea-level rise, erosion, and storms

A combination of natural and human factors are driving coastal change and making coastal regions and populations increasingly vulnerable. Sea level, a major agent of coastal erosion, has varied greatly from -120 m below present during glacial period low-stands to + 4 to 6 m above present during interglacial warm periods. Geologic and tide gauge data show that global sea level has risen...
Authors
S.J. Williams, B.T. Gutierrez, E.R. Thieler, E. Pendleton
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Potential for shoreline changes due to sea-level rise along the U.S. mid-Atlantic region Potential for shoreline changes due to sea-level rise along the U.S. mid-Atlantic region

Sea-level rise over the next century is expected to contribute significantly to physical changes along open-ocean shorelines. Predicting the form and magnitude of coastal changes is important for understanding the impacts to humans and the environment. Presently, the ability to predict coastal changes is limited by the scientific understanding of the many variables and processes involved...
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, S. Jeffress Williams, E. Robert Thieler
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Exploring the persistence of sorted bedforms on the inner-shelf of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Exploring the persistence of sorted bedforms on the inner-shelf of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Geological studies offshore of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina reveal subtle large-scale regions of coarse sand with gravel and shell hash (widths between 100 and 200 m and negative relief of ∼1 m) that trend obliquely to the coast. It was previously suggested that these regions serve as conduits for sand exchange between the shoreface and inner shelf during storm-associated...
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, George Voulgaris, E. Robert Thieler
By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Long-Term Oceanographic Observations in Western Massachusetts Bay Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: Data Report for 1989-2002 Long-Term Oceanographic Observations in Western Massachusetts Bay Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: Data Report for 1989-2002

This data report presents long-term oceanographic observations made in western Massachusetts Bay at two locations: (1) 42 deg 22.6' N., 70 deg 47.0' W. (Site A, 33 m water depth) from December 1989 through December 2002 (figure 1), and (2) 42 deg 9.8' N., 70 deg 38.4' W. (Site B, 21 m water depth) from October 1997 through December 2002. Site A is approximately 1 km south of the new...
Authors
Bradford Butman, Michael H. Bothner, P. Soupy Alexander, Frances L. Lightsom, Marinna A. Martini, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, William S. Strahle

Photographs of the Sea floor Offshore of New York and New Jersey Photographs of the Sea floor Offshore of New York and New Jersey

This DVD-ROM contains photographs of the sea floor and sediment texture data collected as part of studies carried out by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the New York Bight (Figure 1a (PDF format)). The studies were designed to map the sea floor (Butman, 1998, URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs133-98/) and to develop an understanding of the transport and long-term fate of sediments and
Authors
Bradford Butman, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, William S. Schwab, Dann S. Blackwood, Ellen L. Mecray, Tammie J. Middleton

Long-Term Oceanographic Observations in Western Massachusetts Bay Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: Data Report for 1989-2000 Long-Term Oceanographic Observations in Western Massachusetts Bay Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: Data Report for 1989-2000

No abstract available.
Authors
Bradford Butman, Michael H. Bothner, Frances L. Lightsom, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, P. Soupy Alexander, Marinna A. Martini, William S. Strahle
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