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A Cost-benefit Analysis of Green-gray Infrastructure for Sea Level Rise Adaptation in the Pacific Northwest, Incorporating Externalities and Ecosystem Co-benefits

Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Oregon, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Washington

Locations of the two estuaries, Grays River and Coos Bay, that are the focus of this project. Credit: Oregon State University. We are evaluating the ...

Advancing Natural Solutions to Sea Level Rise Impacts for Improved Management on the North-central California Coast

California, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Other Topics, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We are advancing technical guidance to provide resource managers critical information to better prioritize and weigh trade offs among different coastal management strategies along 300 ...

Assessing Blue Carbon Storage at Sites Restored through Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment

Carbon Sequestration, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Change, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Maryland, Molly.Bost@noaa.gov, Natural and Nature-based Features, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

To mitigate the impacts of climate change, there is a global initiative to quantify and award carbon credits for restoration and conservation of blue carbon ...

Assessing Nature Based Solutions to Mitigate Flood Impacts and Enhance Resilience

Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, david.kidwell@noaa.gov, Gulf of Mexico, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

This research project will connect the National Water Model with coastal models to predict the performance of nature based solutions for reducing the flooding impacts ...

Coastal Resilience Through Actionable Science: Evaluation of Adaptation strategies to Mitigate Surface-subsurface Flooding in Coastal Communities

California, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We are using a coupled groundwater–surface water modeling system to evaluate the site-specific performance of proposed shoreline adaptation actions with sea level rise and storms ...

Defining Nationally Consistent Coastal Flood Severity Thresholds

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are using machine learning to determine more accurate flood severity thresholds along U.S. coastlines, particularly in places where tide gauge data is sparse, which ...

Development of Adjusted Digital Elevation Models to Support a Marsh Model Testbed for Retrospective Analysis at Grand Bay, MS, and Plum Island Estuary, MA

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Gulf of Mexico, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Natural and Nature-based Features, rebecca.atkins@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are developing historical digital elevation models (DEMs) that will help improve predictions of marsh extent under future sea level rise. Land managers can use ...

Dynamic Sea Level Rise Assessments of the Ability of Natural and Nature-based Features to Mitigate Surge and Nuisance Flooding

Alabama, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, storm surge, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are applying coupled hydrodynamic and marsh models to evaluate the potential for natural and nature-based features to mitigate flood risk under multiple scenarios, and ...

Ecological Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Flood Protection and Blue Carbon Capture in Pacific Northwest Wetlands

blue carbon, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Oregon, sea level rise, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Washington

We will evaluate how restored and natural coastal wetlands buffer flooding impacts in Coos Bay (Oregon) and Grays Bay (Washington). Why We Care Increasing flood ...

Evaluating Risk of Tidal Marsh Inundation and Monetizing Services to Prioritize Management Actions

Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Delaware, Delaware Bay, Economics, Ecosystem Services Valuation, Georgia, Other Topics, Pennsylvania, sea level rise, Sea Level Rise, , , South Carolina, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are identifying the coastal wetlands in Georgia, South Carolina, and Delaware Bay that are most vulnerable to sea-level rise and quantifying the value of ...

Evaluating the Efficacy of Island Restoration and Enhancement for Coastal Protection

Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Change, jenny.davis@noaa.gov, Maryland, Natural and Nature-based Features, paula.whitfield@noaa.gov, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are assessing how the effort to restore the footprint of Swan Island in Chesapeake Bay with dunes and dredged sediments is affecting ecosystems that ...

Exploring Ecosystem and Community Vulnerability to Surface and Subsurface Flooding with Sea Level Rise and Adaptation Strategies in California

California, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, sarah.pease@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment

We will identify the roles of natural and nature-based features and conventional infrastructure in controlling coastal flood hazards in the face of sea level rise ...

Guidance for the Successful Use of Living Shorelines

carolyn.currin@noaa.gov, Coastal Change, erosion, living shorelines, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, Sea Level Rise, sea level rise, U.S. States and Territories

Living shorelines are an increasingly popular shoreline stabilization strategy because they protect against shoreline erosion while also providing habitat and enhancing water quality. The widespread ...

How Natural and Nature-based Features Could Enhance Coastal Resilience of Urban and Natural Ecosystems in Southwest Florida

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We will simulate sea level rise and rainfall scenarios to determine how mangroves in southwest Florida will be affected in the future and what protection ...

How to Increase Ecosystem Services of Coastal Beaches and Dunes in the Pacific Northwest through Adaptation Planning

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, Oregon, sarah.pease@noaa.gov, Sea Level Rise, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Washington

The project team will use long-term monitoring data along the Oregon and Washington coast to evaluate the impact of sea level rise and storms on ...

Influence of Shoreline Changes on Chesapeake and Delmarva Bay Ecosystems

Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Delaware, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov, Marine Spatial Ecology, Other Topics, Regional Ecosystem Science, Restoration, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, U.S. States and Territories, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We are supporting a large-scale research project to predict how shoreline development interacts with other stresses to change coastal ecosystems and the species that live ...

Informing Coastal Adaptation and Management through the Coastal Dynamics of Sea Level Rise (iCAM-CDSLR)

Coastal Change, Gulf of Mexico, Natural and Nature-based Features, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Waterbodies

We will partner with communities to enhance proposals to organizations that can fund innovative nature-based flood mitigation projects along the Gulf Coast. We will provide ...

Integrated Modeling of the Effects of Sea Level Rise across Estuaries, Marshes and Barrier Islands in Mississippi Sound

Alabama, Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Mississippi, modeling, Other Topics, sea level rise, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We are advancing coastal dune and marsh modeling of the barrier islands, estuary and interior marshes in the Mississippi Sound to evaluate trade-offs between coastal management ...

Is an Old Dune a More Resilient Dune? Assessing How Dune Formation Affects Coastal Protection from Storms and Sea Level Rise in North Carolina

Climate Impacts on Ecosystems, Coastal Change, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, Sea Level Rise, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We will evaluate whether naturally vegetated dunes are more resilient to storm surge and erosion than bare or planted human-made dunes. The gradual development of ...

Keeping it in the System: Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment to Increase Resiliency of Coastal Marshes in the Southeast

Coastal Change, Coastal Change, dredging, Florida, Habitat, Natural and Nature-based Features, North Carolina, Other Topics, Restoration, sea level rise, Sea Level Rise, sediment, Sponsored Research, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories

We are developing a framework and process for matching dredging needs with opportunities for beneficial use of the sediment at local marshes, to help marshes ...

Living with Sea Level Rise in the Texas Coastal Bend

Coastal Change, Coastal Change, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Natural and Nature-based Features, NNBF, Other Topics, sea level rise, Sea Level Rise, Sponsored Research, Texas, trevor.meckley@noaa.gov, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies

We are using modeling to identify the best locations along the Texas Coastal Bend where natural and nature-based features (NNBF) can be used to address ...

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