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Jennifer L. Closson

Jennifer is a scientist with the USGS New Jersey Water Science Center in the Coastal Science Team

Professional Experience

  • 2020 – Present, USGS New Jersey Water Science Center, Hydrologist. Monitors and analyzes tidally influenced surface water elevations in the New Jersey Tide Network (NJTN) Coastal Science Team under Surface Water Observations Program (SWOP). Is also involved with the NGWOS Saltwater Intrusion Project on tidally influenced saltwater tributaries extending upstream from the Delaware Bay.

  • 2018, Florida Institute of Technology, Research Assistant in Civil Engineering. Assisted in video collection, processing, and analysis of concrete pile driving sets and rebounds in deep foundation areas using ENVI and MATLAB software. Collaborated with student engineers comparing pile driving monitor data. Data contributed to FDOT.

  • 2018, Florida Institute of Technology, Teaching Assistant in Introduction to Civil Engineering and grader for Introduction to Meteorology.

Education and Certifications

  • 2017-2019, M.S., Physical Oceanography, Florida Institute of Technology, thesis on measurements and synthetic imaging of water surface gravity waves using optical techniques

  • 2015, Certificate, Geographic Information Science, Montclair University

  • 2010-2014, B.S., Earth Science (Meteorology focus), Kean University

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Closson, J., Bostater, C., 2021, (Invited Paper), On the use of suborbital drone imaging and in-situ calibrations of the water surface for characterization of water waves: a space-time imaging approach, SPIE Vol. 11857, 14 pp.
Bostater, C., Closson, J., Yang, B., Rotkiske, T., 2019, Optical & Acoustic Boundary Layer Wave Measurements & Modeling in Shallow Coastal Waters, Proceedings of ISOPE, ISBN 978-1 880653 85-2, pp. 3181-3188.
Bostater, C., Closson, J., 2019, Remote Sensing of Water Surface Small Gravity Wave Characteristics Using Fixed Platform & Drone Imagery, SPIE Vol. 11150, pp. 111500D1-17

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

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Looking off the bow of a boat downstream at forest on the far bank

Saltwater Intrusion and Sea Level Rise Monitoring in New Jersey

Frequently, water withdrawals for public supply are made from the freshwater reaches of rivers and streams across new Jersey. Overall, there is a lack of scientific information describing the movement of saltwater upstream into the tributaries discharging into Delaware Bay. This project is beginning to collect water quality data along three selected tributaries in New Jersey to Delaware Bay in an...
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New Jersey Water Science Center
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Saltwater Intrusion and Sea Level Rise Monitoring in New Jersey

Frequently, water withdrawals for public supply are made from the freshwater reaches of rivers and streams across new Jersey. Overall, there is a lack of scientific information describing the movement of saltwater upstream into the tributaries discharging into Delaware Bay. This project is beginning to collect water quality data along three selected tributaries in New Jersey to Delaware Bay in an...
Learn More
Tri-color map depicting the three river basins for this study
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Study Basin Map
Map depicting the Maurice River and the cross-sections where it was surveyed for saltwater intrusion
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Maurice River Cross Sections
Looking off the bow of a boat downstream at forest on the far bank
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Alloway Creek Survey
Looking off the bow of a boat headed downstream on the Maurice River towards the far shore
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Maurice River Survey
Cylendrical sensor housing displayed on concrete pad
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Sonde Sensor
Wooden "Four-Plie" structure holding USGS research probes, next to a pier
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Greenwich Housing

Science and Products

  • Publications

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Closson, J., Bostater, C., 2021, (Invited Paper), On the use of suborbital drone imaging and in-situ calibrations of the water surface for characterization of water waves: a space-time imaging approach, SPIE Vol. 11857, 14 pp.
    Bostater, C., Closson, J., Yang, B., Rotkiske, T., 2019, Optical & Acoustic Boundary Layer Wave Measurements & Modeling in Shallow Coastal Waters, Proceedings of ISOPE, ISBN 978-1 880653 85-2, pp. 3181-3188.
    Bostater, C., Closson, J., 2019, Remote Sensing of Water Surface Small Gravity Wave Characteristics Using Fixed Platform & Drone Imagery, SPIE Vol. 11150, pp. 111500D1-17

    **Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

  • Science
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    Looking off the bow of a boat downstream at forest on the far bank

    Saltwater Intrusion and Sea Level Rise Monitoring in New Jersey

    Frequently, water withdrawals for public supply are made from the freshwater reaches of rivers and streams across new Jersey. Overall, there is a lack of scientific information describing the movement of saltwater upstream into the tributaries discharging into Delaware Bay. This project is beginning to collect water quality data along three selected tributaries in New Jersey to Delaware Bay in an...
    By
    New Jersey Water Science Center
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    Saltwater Intrusion and Sea Level Rise Monitoring in New Jersey

    Frequently, water withdrawals for public supply are made from the freshwater reaches of rivers and streams across new Jersey. Overall, there is a lack of scientific information describing the movement of saltwater upstream into the tributaries discharging into Delaware Bay. This project is beginning to collect water quality data along three selected tributaries in New Jersey to Delaware Bay in an...
    Learn More
  • Multimedia
    Tri-color map depicting the three river basins for this study
    link
    Study Basin Map
    Map depicting the Maurice River and the cross-sections where it was surveyed for saltwater intrusion
    link
    Maurice River Cross Sections
    Looking off the bow of a boat downstream at forest on the far bank
    link
    Alloway Creek Survey
    Looking off the bow of a boat headed downstream on the Maurice River towards the far shore
    link
    Maurice River Survey
    Cylendrical sensor housing displayed on concrete pad
    link
    Sonde Sensor
    Wooden "Four-Plie" structure holding USGS research probes, next to a pier
    link
    Greenwich Housing