Justin Birchler
Justin Birchler is a Physical Scientist at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.
For the last decade, he has been part of the National Assessment of Storm-Induced Coastal Change Hazards project. His work in this project includes:
- Producing real-time forecasts and scenario-based predictions of coastal total water level and geomorphic change during storms.
- Analysis of lidar-derived measures of coastal change.
- Installing and maintaining USGS CoastCam sites and processing imagery obtained from coastcams.
Professional Experience
Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Geology Science Center, 2017 to present
Researcher IV, Cherokee Nation Technologies contracted to the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center, 2014 to 2017
Education and Certifications
M.S. Marine Science, College of William & Mary
B.S. Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University
Science and Products
Lidar-derived Beach Volumes and Shoreline Change for New Jersey and New York
Beach Profile Data Collected From Sand Key Beach in Clearwater, Florida
This dataset, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC), provides beach profile data collected at Sand Key Beach in Clearwater, Florida. Data were collected on foot by a person equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna affixed to a surveying backpack outfitted for surveying location and elevation data (XYZ) along pre-determi
USGS Madeira Beach, Florida CoastCam Imagery and Calibration Data
A digital video camera was installed at Madeira Beach, Florida (FL) and faced west along the beach. Every hour during daylight hours, daily from 2017 to 2022, the camera collected raw video and produced snapshots and time-averaged image products. This data release includes the necessary intrinsic orientation (IO) and extrinsic orientation (EO) calibration data to utilize imagery to make quantitati
National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards: Puerto Rico
Beach Profile Data Collected from Madeira Beach, Florida
Storm-Induced Overwash Extent
National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards
Lidar-derived Beach Morphology (Dune Crest, Dune Toe, and Shoreline) for U.S. Sandy Coastlines
Storm-Induced Coastal Change Forecasts: Archive of Individual Storm Events
Hurricane Matthew Overwash Extents
Beach Slopes of New Jersey
Beach Slopes of Massachusetts
Data-driven, multi-model workflow suggests strong influence from hurricanes on the generation of turbidity currents in the Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Matthew: Predictions, observations, and an analysis of coastal change
Sediment transport model including short-lived radioisotopes: Model description and idealized test cases
Numerical model of geochronological tracers for deposition and reworking applied to the Mississippi subaqueous delta
Science and Products
Lidar-derived Beach Volumes and Shoreline Change for New Jersey and New York
Beach Profile Data Collected From Sand Key Beach in Clearwater, Florida
This dataset, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC), provides beach profile data collected at Sand Key Beach in Clearwater, Florida. Data were collected on foot by a person equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna affixed to a surveying backpack outfitted for surveying location and elevation data (XYZ) along pre-determi
USGS Madeira Beach, Florida CoastCam Imagery and Calibration Data
A digital video camera was installed at Madeira Beach, Florida (FL) and faced west along the beach. Every hour during daylight hours, daily from 2017 to 2022, the camera collected raw video and produced snapshots and time-averaged image products. This data release includes the necessary intrinsic orientation (IO) and extrinsic orientation (EO) calibration data to utilize imagery to make quantitati