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Marie K. Bartlett

I am a Geologist at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. My work primarily focuses on assessing coastal hazards and performing shoreline change analysis using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System.

Coastal Change Hazards - State of Our Nation's Coast

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I am interested in a variety of natural hazard impacts on the shoreline and coastal ecosystems, such as sea-level rise, storms, and earthquake induced coastal subsidence.

Professional Experience

  • Geologist at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, 2019-present

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2019

  • B.S. Geology, University of Georgia, 2016

Science and Products

Topographic data, imagery, and ground control data collected in September 2023, pre and post Hurricane Lee at Head of the Meadow, Marconi, and Nauset Light beaches, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

The data in this release map Marconi Beach, Head of the Meadow Beach, and Nauset Light Beach, in Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO), Massachusetts, before and after Hurricane Lee in September 2023. U.S Geological Survey personnel conducted field surveys to collect topographic data using global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) at all three beaches. In addition, at Nauset Light Beach, an uncrewed
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USGS National Shoreline Change - 2017 lidar-derived mean high water shoreline and associated shoreline change data for coastal North Carolina

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled national shoreline data for more than 20 years to document coastal change and serve the needs of research, management, and the public. Maintaining a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor national shoreline evolution over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These dat
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USGS National Shoreline Change - A GIS compilation of new lidar-derived shorelines (2010, 2017, and 2018) and associated shoreline change data for coastal South Carolina

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled national shoreline data for more than 20 years to document coastal change and serve the needs of research, management, and the public. Maintaining a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor national shoreline evolution over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These dat
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USGS National Shoreline Change — A GIS compilation of vector shorelines and associated shoreline change data for coastal Virginia from the 1840s to 2010s

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled national shoreline data for more than 20 years to document coastal change and serve the needs of research, management, and the public. Maintaining a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor national shoreline evolution over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These dat
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Topographic and bathymetric data, structure from motion imagery, and ground control data collected at Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA in March 2022, U.S Geological Survey Field Activity 2022-014-FA

The data in this release map the beach and nearshore environment at Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, MA and provide updated environmental context for the 2021 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. This is related to the field activity 2022-014-FA and a collaboration with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to monitor t
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Massachusetts Shoreline Change Project, 2021 Update: A GIS Compilation of Shoreline Change Rates Calculated Using Digital Shoreline Analysis System Version 5.1, With Supplementary Intersects and Baselines for Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management launched the Shoreline Change Project in 1989 to identify erosion-prone areas of the coast and support local land-use decisions. Trends of shoreline position over long and short-term timescales provide information to landowners, managers, and potential buyers about possible future impacts to coastal resources and infrastructure. In 2001, a 1994
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Massachusetts Shoreline Change Project: A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines (1844-2018)

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management compiled Massachusetts vector shorelines into an updated dataset for the Office's Shoreline Change Project. The Shoreline Change Project started in 1989 to identify erosion-prone areas of the Massachusetts coast by compiling a database of historical shoreline positions. Trends of shoreline position
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Two people on sandy beach digging up a fence post
Hurricane Lee sensor recovery
Hurricane Lee sensor recovery
Two people on sandy beach digging up a fence post

Hurricane Lee sensor recovery

Hurricane Lee sensor recovery

Mira Anderberg and Marie Bartlett (USGS) digging up a fence post that had a pressure sensor attached to measure storm surge and flooding during Hurricane Lee.

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Two people on sandy beach digging up a fence post

Hurricane Lee sensor recovery

Hurricane Lee sensor recovery

Mira Anderberg and Marie Bartlett (USGS) digging up a fence post that had a pressure sensor attached to measure storm surge and flooding during Hurricane Lee.

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