To collect time-series water level and wave data during anticipated impacts of tropical cyclone Lee on Cape Cod Massachusetts. Priority sites will be where past or ongoing research on total water level and coastal change have been conducted by the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) and its collaborators.
Location
Cape Cod, Barnstable County, MA
Summary
Ahead of potential impacts of TC Lee, deploy autonomous pressure loggers on 3 ocean facing beach sites on the Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO), and another in a tidal creek in the back-barrier marsh of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, MA. In addition, if the New England Water Science Center will not be activating their storm response, we plan to deploy pressure loggers at West Falmouth Harbor in Falmouth, MA and in Lewis Bay in Hyannis, MA. Two of the CACO beach sites are on-going CoastCam sites (Head of Meadow Beach in Truro and Marconi Beach in Wellfleet) where monitoring of total water level and coastal change has been underway since 2020. Recovery all deployed sensors after storm has passed and conditions allow. Supporting elevation, location, and beach survey data will be collected as part of a separate field activity.
Info derived
High frequency (fast sample rate) pressure data to determine water level elevations and to calculate wave statistics. Wave runup on coastal beaches and high-water levels during storm impacts.
