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Diversity of NCCOS Research on Display at CERF 201...
At the 25th meeting of the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) in Mobile, AL (November 3-7, 2019), NCCOS scientists and sponsored researchers joined over 1,000 other CERF members to ...
NOAA Funds Post–Hurricane Dorian Data Collection t...
Figure 1. A) Track of Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall just north of Cape Lookout National Seashore on September 6, 2019. B) USGS projections of the probability of overwash due ...
New Tool Informs Dune Recovery After Storms
Cross-shore schematic of the coupled Windsurf modeling framework showing the general processes resolved by the three model cores: XBeach (a subtidal morphodynamics model), CDM (Coastal Dune Model), and Aeolis (aeolian ...
NCCOS Welcomes Ali Burgos, 2019 Sea Grant Knauss F...
NCCOS is honored to host Alessandra (Ali) Burgos for her 2019 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. During her fellowship year, Ali will be working with NCCOS headquarters and the ...
Sea Level Rise Model Provides Real-Time Guidance o...
Predicted Tropical Storm Gordon maximum wave heights above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) for the LA-MS-AL coastlines issued 4 September 2018. Credit: Louisiana State University Center for ...
NCCOS, USACE Help Marines Keep Pace with Sea Level...
Salt marshes are an important part of coastal ecosystems. They provide habitat for wildlife, clean the water by filtering toxins and nutrients out, and help protect coastal infrastructure by absorbing ...
Living Shorelines in Chesapeake Bay Improve Benthi...
[a] Before-after control-impact [BACI] study locations in the upper (Windy Hill) and lower (Lynnhaven) Chesapeake Bay, USA. At Windy Hill: [b] aerial view of the living shoreline just after construction ...
NCCOS Helps Bridge Divide Between Science and Mana...
A shoreline hardened with riprap (rubble). Credit: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Scientists want their research to be helpful to managers and policymakers. However, this wish does not always translate to ...
Living Shoreline Research featured in Estuaries an...
The journal Estuaries and Coasts highlighted several papers from the NCCOS project “Influence of Shoreline Changes on Chesapeake and Delmarva Bay Ecosystems” in a special virtual issue. Virtual Issues collect ...
Study Offers Novel Approach for Estimating More Ac...
Marshes with a small difference between low and high tides (<2m) require adjusting aerial (lidar) derived elevation to account for vegetation height. NCCOS supported scientists from Oregon State University and ...
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