EP23A:
Arctic Coastal Zone Mapping and Hazards Posters


Session ID#: 8828

Session Description:
Arctic coastal areas are increasingly threatened by coastal erosion, storm-surge flooding, relative sea level rise, and potential oil spills; these hazards are likely to intensify in the future as sea-ice melts, temperatures warm, and Arctic shipping routes see increased traffic.  Accurate maps of the coast, including both bathymetry and topography, as well as sea level/land level changes, are fundamental for understanding, modeling and projecting future vulnerability and form the basis for informed Arctic coastal management. As the U.S. takes on chairmanship of the Intergovernmental Arctic Council in 2015, we invite contributions from coastal and nearshore mapping efforts in Arctic regions that focus on new technologies, overcoming existing technical challenges, and/or demonstrate linkages to assessing climate change, coastal hazards, ecosystem management, and oil spill response. Oral and poster contributions are welcome.
Primary Convener:  Thomas A Heinrichs, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Conveners:  Nicole Kinsman, Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Bruce M Richmond, USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Ann Gibbs, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Chairs:  Ann Gibbs, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Nicole Kinsman, Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Thomas A Heinrichs, Univ of Alaska Fairbanks GINA, Fairbanks, AK, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • IN - Earth and Space Science Informatics
  • OS - Ocean Sciences
Index Terms:

4304 Oceanic [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4562 Topographic/bathymetric interactions [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4564 Tsunamis and storm surges [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
9315 Arctic region [GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Which comes first in the U.S. Arctic – the tidal datum or the shoreline position? (85370)
Nicole Kinsman, NOAA National Ocean Service, National Geodetic Survey, Anchorage, AK, United States and Jacquelyn Overbeck, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Anchorage, AK, United States
Collaborative community hazard exposure mapping: Distant Early Warning radar sites in Alaska's North Slope (84988)
Michael Brady, Rutgers University, Geography, Piscataway, NJ, United States
Seasonal to Decadal Change of Arctic Coastal Bluffs, Barter Island, Alaska (83239)
Bruce M Richmond, USGS California Water Science Center Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, United States, Ann Gibbs, USGS Santa Cruz CA, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Li H Erikson, USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States and Marci J Beitch, USGS, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Automated Generation of the Alaska Coastline Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery (67360)
George Roth1, Claire C Porter2, Mike Cloutier1, Michael E Clementz1, Carl Reim1 and Paul J Morin1, (1)Polar Geospatial Center, St Paul, MN, United States, (2)Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota, St Paul, United States
New, Flexible Applications with the Multi-Spectral Titan Airborne Lidar (61575)
Angie Swirski1, Dr. Paul LaRocque2, Ahmed Shaker3 and Brent Smith2, (1)Optech Inc., Kiln, MS, United States, (2)Optech Inc ., Vaughan, ON, Canada, (3)Ryerson University, Civil Engineering, Toronto, Canada
Shoreline changes and its impact on activities in the coastal zone in Greenland (64418)
Aart Kroon, University of Copenhagen, København K, Denmark, Mette Bendixen, McGill University, Department of Geography, Montreal, QC, Canada and Bo Elberling, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Arctic coastal zone mapping: Evolution of sedimentary coasts in Greenland (65913)
Mette Bendixen, McGill University, Department of Geography, Montreal, QC, Canada and Aart Kroon, University of Copenhagen, København K, Denmark
Multibeam Mapping of Remote Fjords in Southeast-Greenland (81935)
Wilhelm Weinrebe, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany, Kurt Henrik Kjaer, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Centre for GeoGenetics, København K, Denmark, Kristian K Kjeldsen, DTU Space, Lyngby, Denmark and Anders A Bjork, Natural History Museum of Denmark, København K, Denmark
High Arctic Coasts At Risk - The Impact of Coastal Hazards on Scientific and Community Infrastructure in Svalbard (60851)
Matt C. Strzelecki1, Lukasz Pawlowski1, Marek Jaskolski2, Michael Lim3, Piotr Zagorski4, Antony J Long5 and Maria Jensen6, (1)University of Wroclaw, Institute of Geography and Regional Development, Wroclaw, Poland, (2)University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland, (3)Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom, (4)Marie Curie-Sklodowska University, Geomorphology, Lublin, Poland, (5)University of Durham, Durham, DH1, United Kingdom, (6)University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway
Coastal Mapping for Baseline Geoscience Knowledge to Support Community Hazard Assessment and Sustainable Development, Eastern Baffin Island, Nunavut (85424)
Donald L Forbes1,2, Trevor Bell2, D Calvin Campbell3, Beth Cowan2, Robert L Deering2, Scott V Hatcher2, John E Hughes Clarke4,5, Melanie Irvine6, Gavin K. Manson7, I Rod Smith8 and Evan Edinger2, (1)Geological Survey of Canada, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, (2)Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Geography, St. John's, NL, Canada, (3)Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, (4)University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada, (5)University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States, (6)Geological Survey of Newfoundland & Labrador, St. John's, NL, Canada, (7)Geological Survey of Canada Atlantic, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, (8)Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada

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