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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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 of a Bayes
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Nathaniel G. Plant, E. Robert Thieler
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 long-term sho
Authors
B.T. Gutierrez, N.G. Plant, E. R. Thieler
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
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 were coll
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
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 about 12 to
Authors
S.J. Williams, B.T. Gutierrez, E. R. Thieler, E. Pendleton
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 in coasta
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, S. Jeffress Williams, E. Robert Thieler
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 downwelling. Conseq
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Benjamin T. Gutierrez, George Voulgaris, E. Robert Thieler
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 ocean outfall
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
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 associate
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
No abstract available.
Authors
Bradford Butman, Michael H. Bothner, Frances L. Lightsom, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, P. Soupy Alexander, Marinna A. Martini, William S. Strahle
Photographs of the sea floor in western Massachusetts Bay, offshore of Boston, Massachusetts, July, 1999
This CD-ROM contains photographs and sediment sample analyses of the sea floor obtained at 142 sites in western Massachusetts Bay (Figure 1) during a research cruise (USGS cruise ISBL99024) aboard the Fishing Vessel (FV) Isabel S. (Figure 2) conducted July 18-21, 1999. These photographs and samples provide critical ground truth information for the interpretation of shaded relief and backscatter i
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Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Bradford Butman, Dann S. Blackwood
Archive of datasonics SIS-1000 CHIRP subbottom data collected during USGS cruise MGNM 99023, southern Long Island, NY inner shelf and Hudson Shelf Valley, 26-31 July 1999
No abstract available.
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E. R. Thieler, J. C. Hill, Robert Brooks, B.T. Gutierrez, B. J. Irwin, D. R. Nichols
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
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 of a Bayes
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Nathaniel G. Plant, E. Robert Thieler
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 long-term sho
Authors
B.T. Gutierrez, N.G. Plant, E. R. Thieler
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
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 were coll
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
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 about 12 to
Authors
S.J. Williams, B.T. Gutierrez, E. R. Thieler, E. Pendleton
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 in coasta
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, S. Jeffress Williams, E. Robert Thieler
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 downwelling. Conseq
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, George Voulgaris, E. Robert Thieler
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 ocean outfall
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
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 associate
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
No abstract available.
Authors
Bradford Butman, Michael H. Bothner, Frances L. Lightsom, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, P. Soupy Alexander, Marinna A. Martini, William S. Strahle
Photographs of the sea floor in western Massachusetts Bay, offshore of Boston, Massachusetts, July, 1999
This CD-ROM contains photographs and sediment sample analyses of the sea floor obtained at 142 sites in western Massachusetts Bay (Figure 1) during a research cruise (USGS cruise ISBL99024) aboard the Fishing Vessel (FV) Isabel S. (Figure 2) conducted July 18-21, 1999. These photographs and samples provide critical ground truth information for the interpretation of shaded relief and backscatter i
Authors
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, Bradford Butman, Dann S. Blackwood
Archive of datasonics SIS-1000 CHIRP subbottom data collected during USGS cruise MGNM 99023, southern Long Island, NY inner shelf and Hudson Shelf Valley, 26-31 July 1999
No abstract available.
Authors
E. R. Thieler, J. C. Hill, Robert Brooks, B.T. Gutierrez, B. J. Irwin, D. R. Nichols
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...