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The Economic Value of Natural Infrastructure for S...

This two-year project is determining the economic value of the reduction in storm impacts to coastal communities due to the presence of natural infrastructure in the region associated with the ...
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Coastal Change, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Natural and Nature-based Features, Social Science, Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, matt.gorstein@noaa.gov, theresa.goedeke@noaa.gov

Tracking Fish Use of Engineered Habitats

In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering With Nature® Initiative, we are using acoustic telemetry to track fish movements in engineered and restored habitats to determine how ...
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Coastal Change, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, bethany.williams@noaa.gov, matt.kendall@noaa.gov

Transportation Systems and Flood Resilience under ...

We are investigating how coastal flooding is impacting surface transportation networks in Hampton Roads, VA. This work combines hydrodynamic, morphodynamic,  pavement, and economic models to predict the effectiveness of natural ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Understanding and Predicting Changes in Coastal Ma...

We are developing marsh conservation and restoration guidance for the central coastal region of North Carolina from eight years of yet unpublished, continuous water-level data combined with field measurements of ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, North Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, david.kidwell@noaa.gov

Untangling How Canopy Kelp Contributes to Coastal ...

Kelp forests can support local communities in a variety of ways, including wave attenuation, food production, and erosion reduction. Yet, these submerged plants are not widely regarded as providing coastal ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Pacific Ocean, Waterbodies, avery.paxton@noaa.gov, ryan.m.freedman@noaa.gov

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Researchers Estimate Flood Protection Benefits of ...

Divers cache coral fragments for emergency stabilization in Puerto Rico. Credit: NOAA. In 2017, coral reefs buffered Florida and Puerto Rico from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, but were severely damaged ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Natural and Nature-based Features, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, shay.viehman@noaa.gov

Effects of Sea Level Rise Program Awards $4.6 Mill...

Highway 12 along the Outer Banks of North Carolina after Hurricane Dorian. Credit: NCDOT. NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is allocating more than $4.6 million in fiscal ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Funding, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, California, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

New Report Presents Framework for Advancing the Pr...

Marsh habitat on Swan Island, MD in 2020, two years post-restoration. Credit: NOAA NCCOS NCCOS and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) scientists and engineers along with partners from Maryland ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, paula.whitfield@noaa.gov

Researchers Evaluate Long-term Effect of Adding Sa...

NCCOS-sponsored research assessed the effectiveness of beach and dune nourishment on the morphological resilience of Dauphin Island, Alabama, for a 30-year period of beach management. Overall, the researchers found that ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Alabama, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Wetlands in Intermittently Closed Estuaries Can Bu...

Along the U.S. Pacific Coast, many estuaries are not permanently open to the ocean, but shift between open and closed states. A NCCOS-supported study tested the hypothesis that intermittently-closed estuary ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Communicating and Understanding Ecosystem Services...

NCCOS-funded researchers from six institutions report on insights and lessons learned from stakeholder engagement. The engagement was conducted during a multi-year transdisciplinary project focused on quantifying and communicating the benefits ...
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Coastal Change, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Alabama, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Human Influences on Beach Loss (and Growth) in Ora...

Beaches are highly dynamic and their shape and size is the product of sediment being transported to the coast by rivers and bluff erosion and then shaped by physical forces ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov

Swan Island Restoration Effort Featured in Enginee...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering With Nature® Initiative held an international virtual book launch ceremony on April 7, 2021 to celebrate the release of Engineering With Nature: ...
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Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, paula.whitfield@noaa.gov

Predicting the Socioeconomic Impacts of Shoreline ...

The tradeoffs between protection of private property and management of the public commons along coastlines are a source of increasing conflict given the threats posed by erosion and sea-level rise ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Oregon, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

New Report Evaluates Benefits of Using Dredged Sed...

Mordecai Island, NJ and the developed shoreline looking south. The study area is in the center of the picture. Credit R. Giannelli, NOAA NCCOS. NCCOS scientists have released the results ...
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Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, New Jersey, U.S. States and Territories, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, len.balthis@noaa.gov

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