Method for observing breach geomorphic evolution: Satellite observation of the Fire Island Wilderness breach
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Abstract
Satellite derived shorelines are extracted using the Google Earth Engine API for Landsat and Sentinel satellites from 1984 through 2018. These shorelines are evaluated against existing surveys and show satellite-derived breach shorelines are in good agreement with directly-observed shorelines and capture the trend of the Fire Island wilderness breach evolution. Results of this study show the wilderness breach resulted in down drift shoreline erosion at a rate greater than the historical average within 4 km of the breach. This study demonstrates the benefits of utilizing satellite observations for monitoring the full extent of breach development and resulting shoreline changes.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Method for observing breach geomorphic evolution: Satellite observation of the Fire Island Wilderness breach |
| DOI | 10.1142/9789811204487_0007 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | World Scientific |
| Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 14 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Coastal Sediments 2019 |
| First page | 71 |
| Last page | 84 |
| Conference Title | Coastal Sediments 2019 |
| Conference Location | Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL |
| Conference Date | May 27-31, 2019 |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Other Geospatial | Fire Island Wilderness breach |
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