Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2022
Abstract
Staten Island’s beaches were shown to be vulnerable to storm surge during Hurricane Sandy, with severe inundation into neighborhoods along the eastern shoreline; the area chosen for this study, and the area in which the Army Corps of Engineers plan to start constructing a seawall. A preliminary survey in summer 2018 suggested that this shoreline is reflective - i.e., one that changes little over the course of a year, but which is vulnerable to erosion during major storm events. The current work is designed to test the hypothesis that this is a reflective shoreline by completing regular field surveys over the course of a year and using the data collected to make predictions about future shoreline responses to storm events and sea level rise.
Comments
Published in Field Guide and Proceedings of the Geological Association of New Jersey Thirty Eighth Annual Meeting, 2022, 33 – 43.