| Description |
The objectives of the project are to build on existing scientific knowledge of the evolution and behavior of the Long Island barrier island system to fill crucial knowledge and data gaps required to develop models that predict change and vulnerability caused by to storms, climate (sea-level rise), and human activities on management-relevant time scales. The natural resiliency of the Fire Island barrier island system, and the efficacy of efforts to enhance resilience and reduce vulnerability, will depend on the ability of the system to recover and maintain itself in response to storms and persistent coastal change. The resiliency of the barrier island is largely dependent on the availability of sand in the beach system and on the inner continental shelf, and the processes that govern the transport of sand. The project will focus on data collection and analyses of morphologic changes to the beach system and adjacent inner continental shelf, the processes that drive the change, and the geologic framework in which the system evolves. |
