Hurricane Sandy beach response and recovery at Fire Island, New York: Shoreline and beach profile data, October 2012 to October 2014
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Abstract
In response to the forecasted impact of Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall on October 29, 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a substantial data-collection effort to assess the morphological impacts to the beach and dune system at Fire Island, New York. Global positioning system (GPS) field surveys of the beach and dunes were conducted just prior to and after landfall and these data were used to quantify change in several focus areas. In order to quantify morphologic change along the entire length of the island, pre-storm (May 2012) and post-storm (November 2012) lidar and aerial photography were used to assess changes to the shoreline and beach.
As part of the USGS Hurricane Sandy Supplemental Fire Island Study, the beach is monitored periodically to enable better understanding of post-Sandy recovery. The alongshore state of the beach is recorded using a differential global positioning system (DGPS) to collect data around the mean high water (MHW; 0.46 meter North American Vertical Datum of 1988) to derive a shoreline, and the cross-shore response and recovery are measured along a series of 10 profiles.
Overall, Hurricane Sandy substantially altered the morphology of Fire Island. However, the coastal system rapidly began to recover after the 2012–13 winter storm season and continues to recover in the form of volume gains and shoreline adjustment.
Suggested Citation
Henderson (Hehre), R.E., Hapke, C.J., Brenner, O.T., and Reynolds, B.J., 2016, Hurricane Sandy shoreline response and recovery at Fire Island, New York—Shoreline and beach profile data, October 2012 to October 2014 (ver. 1.1, September 2016): U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 931, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds931.
ISSN: 2327-638X (online)
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Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Survey Overview
- Data Processing
- Error Analysis
- Data Downloads
- Abbreviations
- References
- Acknowledgments
Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Hurricane Sandy beach response and recovery at Fire Island, New York: Shoreline and beach profile data, October 2012 to October 2014 |
Series title | Data Series |
Series number | 931 |
DOI | 10.3133/ds931 |
Edition | Version 1.0: Originally posted April 30, 2015; Version 1.1: September 27, 2016 |
Year Published | 2016 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Publisher location | Reston, VA |
Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
Description | HTML Document |
Time Range Start | 2012-10-01 |
Time Range End | 2014-10-31 |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Other Geospatial | Fire Island |
Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |