Vulnerability of National Park Service beaches to inundation during a direct hurricane landfall: Fire Island National Seashore
Open-File Report
2007-1389
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Abstract
Waves and storm surge associated with strong tropical storms are part of the natural process of barrier-island evolution and can cause extensive morphologic changes in coastal parks, leading to reduced visitor accessibility and enjoyment. Even at Fire Island National Seashore, a barrier-island coastal park in New York where extratropical storms (northeasters) dominate storm activity, the beaches are vulnerable to the powerful, sand-moving forces of hurricanes. The vulnerability of park beaches to inundation, and associated extreme coastal change, during a direct hurricane landfall can be assessed by comparing the elevations of storm-induced mean-water levels (storm surge) to the elevations of the crest of the sand dune that defines the beach system. Maps detailing the inundation potential for Category 1-4 hurricanes can be used by park managers to determine the relative vulnerability of various barrier-island parks and to assess which areas of a particular park are more susceptible to inundation and extreme coastal changes.
Suggested Citation
Stockdon, H.F., Thompson, D.M., 2007, Vulnerability of National Park Service beaches to inundation during a direct hurricane landfall: Fire Island National Seashore: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1389, 8 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071389.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Vulnerability of National Park Service beaches to inundation during a direct hurricane landfall: Fire Island National Seashore |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2007-1389 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20071389 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Florida Integrated Science Center - St. Petersburg |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Other Geospatial | Fire Island National Seashore |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |