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Estuarine Physical Response to Storms—Jamaica Bay

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2016

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Problem Coastal communities are susceptible to damage from coastal storms and associated storm surge, and although tidal wetlands provide a buffer against shoreline erosion and aid in shoreline stabilization, they too are vulnerable to the action of storms. Tidal wetland dynamics need to be better understood, as they are also intrinsically valuable as nursery, feeding, and refuge areas for many commercial and recreational fisheries, and significantly contribute to the base of the marine food web. Wetlands trap sediments, reduce turbidity, and absorb nutrients and pollutants thereby improving water quality, and they provide many recreational opportunities. Tidal wetland stability needs to be assessed using a sediment budget under [...]

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AE03-FKD03-Fig1.jpg
“Aerial view of Jamaica Bay, New York”
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“(ADCP) measurement data from Rockaway Inlet, New York”
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valueThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) was awarded DOI Hurricane Sandy Supplemental funding (Estuarine Physical Response to Storms) to assess the estuarine and adjacent wetland responses of three Atlantic lagoonal estuaries to major storm events such as Hurricane Sandy. The estuarine systems include the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary (New Jersey), Chincoteague Bay (Maryland-Virginia), and Jamaica Bay (New York). The USGS NYWSC will operate the sediment-flux monitoring system and collect SSC samples sufficient to reliably compute sediment flux into and out of Jamaica Bay during a 1-year period.
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  • Sandy Jamaica Bay

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