Kate Ackerman
Kate Ackerman is a Geologist with the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics Group.
Education and Certifications
M.S. Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina
B.A. with distinction, Earth Sciences, Boston University
Science and Products
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Lifespan of marsh units in Connecticut salt marshes Lifespan of marsh units in Connecticut salt marshes
The lifespans of salt marshes in Connecticut are calculated based on estimated sediment supply and sea-level rise (SLR) predictions, following the methodology of Ganju and others (2020). The salt marsh delineations are from Ackerman and others (2023). The SLR predictions are local estimates corresponding to increases of 0.3, 0.5 and 1.0 meter in global mean sea level (GMSL) by 2100, as...
Lifespan of marsh units in New York salt marshes Lifespan of marsh units in New York salt marshes
Lifespan of salt marshes in New York are calculated using conceptual marsh units defined by Defne and Ganju (2018) and Welk and others (2019, 2020a, 2020b, 2020c). The lifespan calculation is based on estimated sediment supply and sea-level rise (SLR) predictions after Ganju and others (2020). Sea level predictions are local estimates which correspond to the 0.3, 0.5, and 1.0 meter...
Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Maine Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Maine
This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the state of Maine. Metrics for resiliency, including the unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, tidal range, and lifespan, are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological...
Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Connecticut (ver. 2.0, April 2024) Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Connecticut (ver. 2.0, April 2024)
This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the state of Connecticut. Metrics for resiliency, including the unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, tidal range, wave power, and exposure potential to environmental health stressors are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical...
Lifespan of Massachusetts salt marsh units Lifespan of Massachusetts salt marsh units
Lifespan of salt marshes in Massachusetts (MA) are calculated using conceptual marsh units defined by Ackerman and others (2022). The lifespan calculation is based on estimated sediment supply and sea-level rise (SLR) predictions after Ganju and others (2020). Sea level predictions are local estimates which correspond to the 0.3, 0.5, and 1.0 meter increase in Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL...
Geospatial characterization of salt marshes on the Eastern Shore of Virginia Geospatial characterization of salt marshes on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the Atlantic-facing Eastern Shore of Virginia (the data release for the Chesapeake Bay-facing portion of the Eastern Shore of Virginia is found here: https://doi.org/10.5066/P997EJYB). Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units...
Rapid assessment of U.S. forest and soil organic carbon storage and forest biomass carbon sequestration capacity Rapid assessment of U.S. forest and soil organic carbon storage and forest biomass carbon sequestration capacity
This report provides results of a rapid assessment of biological carbon stocks and forest biomass carbon sequestration capacity in the conterminous United States. Maps available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are used to calculate estimates of current organic carbon storage in soils (73 petagrams of carbon, or PgC) and forest biomass (17 PgC). Of these totals, 3.5 PgC of soil...
Authors
Eric T. Sundquist, Katherine V. Ackerman, Norman B. Bliss, Josef M. Kellndorfer, Matt C. Reeves, Matthew G. Rollins
RESIS-II: An Updated Version of the Original Reservoir Sedimentation Survey Information System (RESIS) Database RESIS-II: An Updated Version of the Original Reservoir Sedimentation Survey Information System (RESIS) Database
The Reservoir Sedimentation Survey Information System (RESIS) database, originally compiled by the Soil Conservation Service (now the Natural Resources Conservation Service) in collaboration with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, is the most comprehensive compilation of data from reservoir sedimentation surveys throughout the conterminous United States (U.S.). The database is a...
Authors
Katherine V. Ackerman, David M. Mixon, Eric T. Sundquist, Robert F. Stallard, Gregory E. Schwarz, David W. Stewart
An introduction to global carbon cycle management An introduction to global carbon cycle management
Past and current human activities have fundamentally altered the global carbon cycle. Potential future efforts to control atmospheric CO2 will also involve significant changes in the global carbon cycle. Carbon cycle scientists and engineers now face not only the difficulties of recording and understanding past and present changes but also the challenge of providing information and tools...
Authors
Eric T. Sundquist, Katherine V. Ackerman, Lauren Parker, Deborah N. Huntzinger
Comparison of two U.S. power-plant carbon dioxide emissions data sets Comparison of two U.S. power-plant carbon dioxide emissions data sets
Estimates of fossil-fuel CO2 emissions are needed to address a variety of climate-change mitigation concerns over a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. We compared two data sets that report power-plant CO 2 emissions in the conterminous U.S. for 2004, the most recent year reported in both data sets. The data sets were obtained from the Department of Energy's Energy Information
Authors
K.V. Ackerman, E.T. Sundquist
Research needs for finely resolved fossil carbon emissions Research needs for finely resolved fossil carbon emissions
Scientific research on the global carbon cycle has emerged as a high priority in biogeochemistry, climate studies, and global change policy. The emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel combustion is a dominant driver of the current net carbon fluxes between the land, the oceans, and the atmosphere, and it is a key contributor to the rise in modern radiative forcing. Contrary to...
Authors
K. Gurney, W. Ansley, D. Mendoza, G. Petron, G. Frost, J. Gregg, M. Fischer, Diane E. Pataki, K. Ackerman, S. Houweling, K. Corbin, R. Andres, T.J. Blasing
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 17
Lifespan of marsh units in Connecticut salt marshes Lifespan of marsh units in Connecticut salt marshes
The lifespans of salt marshes in Connecticut are calculated based on estimated sediment supply and sea-level rise (SLR) predictions, following the methodology of Ganju and others (2020). The salt marsh delineations are from Ackerman and others (2023). The SLR predictions are local estimates corresponding to increases of 0.3, 0.5 and 1.0 meter in global mean sea level (GMSL) by 2100, as...
Lifespan of marsh units in New York salt marshes Lifespan of marsh units in New York salt marshes
Lifespan of salt marshes in New York are calculated using conceptual marsh units defined by Defne and Ganju (2018) and Welk and others (2019, 2020a, 2020b, 2020c). The lifespan calculation is based on estimated sediment supply and sea-level rise (SLR) predictions after Ganju and others (2020). Sea level predictions are local estimates which correspond to the 0.3, 0.5, and 1.0 meter...
Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Maine Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Maine
This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the state of Maine. Metrics for resiliency, including the unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, tidal range, and lifespan, are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. The U.S. Geological...
Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Connecticut (ver. 2.0, April 2024) Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Connecticut (ver. 2.0, April 2024)
This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the state of Connecticut. Metrics for resiliency, including the unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, tidal range, wave power, and exposure potential to environmental health stressors are calculated for smaller units delineated from a digital elevation model, providing the spatial variability of physical...
Lifespan of Massachusetts salt marsh units Lifespan of Massachusetts salt marsh units
Lifespan of salt marshes in Massachusetts (MA) are calculated using conceptual marsh units defined by Ackerman and others (2022). The lifespan calculation is based on estimated sediment supply and sea-level rise (SLR) predictions after Ganju and others (2020). Sea level predictions are local estimates which correspond to the 0.3, 0.5, and 1.0 meter increase in Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL...
Geospatial characterization of salt marshes on the Eastern Shore of Virginia Geospatial characterization of salt marshes on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the Atlantic-facing Eastern Shore of Virginia (the data release for the Chesapeake Bay-facing portion of the Eastern Shore of Virginia is found here: https://doi.org/10.5066/P997EJYB). Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and tidal range are calculated for smaller units...
Rapid assessment of U.S. forest and soil organic carbon storage and forest biomass carbon sequestration capacity Rapid assessment of U.S. forest and soil organic carbon storage and forest biomass carbon sequestration capacity
This report provides results of a rapid assessment of biological carbon stocks and forest biomass carbon sequestration capacity in the conterminous United States. Maps available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are used to calculate estimates of current organic carbon storage in soils (73 petagrams of carbon, or PgC) and forest biomass (17 PgC). Of these totals, 3.5 PgC of soil...
Authors
Eric T. Sundquist, Katherine V. Ackerman, Norman B. Bliss, Josef M. Kellndorfer, Matt C. Reeves, Matthew G. Rollins
RESIS-II: An Updated Version of the Original Reservoir Sedimentation Survey Information System (RESIS) Database RESIS-II: An Updated Version of the Original Reservoir Sedimentation Survey Information System (RESIS) Database
The Reservoir Sedimentation Survey Information System (RESIS) database, originally compiled by the Soil Conservation Service (now the Natural Resources Conservation Service) in collaboration with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, is the most comprehensive compilation of data from reservoir sedimentation surveys throughout the conterminous United States (U.S.). The database is a...
Authors
Katherine V. Ackerman, David M. Mixon, Eric T. Sundquist, Robert F. Stallard, Gregory E. Schwarz, David W. Stewart
An introduction to global carbon cycle management An introduction to global carbon cycle management
Past and current human activities have fundamentally altered the global carbon cycle. Potential future efforts to control atmospheric CO2 will also involve significant changes in the global carbon cycle. Carbon cycle scientists and engineers now face not only the difficulties of recording and understanding past and present changes but also the challenge of providing information and tools...
Authors
Eric T. Sundquist, Katherine V. Ackerman, Lauren Parker, Deborah N. Huntzinger
Comparison of two U.S. power-plant carbon dioxide emissions data sets Comparison of two U.S. power-plant carbon dioxide emissions data sets
Estimates of fossil-fuel CO2 emissions are needed to address a variety of climate-change mitigation concerns over a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. We compared two data sets that report power-plant CO 2 emissions in the conterminous U.S. for 2004, the most recent year reported in both data sets. The data sets were obtained from the Department of Energy's Energy Information
Authors
K.V. Ackerman, E.T. Sundquist
Research needs for finely resolved fossil carbon emissions Research needs for finely resolved fossil carbon emissions
Scientific research on the global carbon cycle has emerged as a high priority in biogeochemistry, climate studies, and global change policy. The emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel combustion is a dominant driver of the current net carbon fluxes between the land, the oceans, and the atmosphere, and it is a key contributor to the rise in modern radiative forcing. Contrary to...
Authors
K. Gurney, W. Ansley, D. Mendoza, G. Petron, G. Frost, J. Gregg, M. Fischer, Diane E. Pataki, K. Ackerman, S. Houweling, K. Corbin, R. Andres, T.J. Blasing