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or scientist is where we are heading. This will empower people to better understand
and use information for safety and fun. For example, the University of New
Hampshire, private companies, and various organizations are working toward the
Chart of the Future (http://ccom.unh.edu/theme/chart-future).
Of course, most of us live life on land and have concerns about how the sea may
impact our homes and communities. In my current position as Director of the
URI Coastal Resources Center, my colleagues and I aim to bring together science
and stakeholders to help solve societal issues. I know how new technology is already
helping us plan for coastal use and changes, as evidenced by STORMTOOLS
(http://www.beachsamp.org/stormtools/) developed as part of the RI Shoreline
Change Management Plan. Online applications like STORMTOOLS, can allow
data and model results to be combined, to help decision makers and the public as
they prepare for and respond to storms and sea-level rise. Additional new datasets
and technologies will provide important new insights, particularly as climate change
affects our coasts and resource conservation and management become even more
critical, especially in developing countries. GIS and remote sensing will be increasingly valuable as communities strive to manage their shores sustainably. Sharks and
crocodiles will be the least of our worries.
Acknowledgements Support from various funding agencies has enabled the research discussed
above and much more, including the National Science Foundation, NOAA, USAID, and the states
of NC and RI. In addition to those mentioned, many individuals have contributed to my growth and
knowledge, and I have great appreciation. Academic colleagues, staff and so many students have
contributed in countless ways from intellectual development to logistical assistance. The captains,
crew and on numerous vessels kept my colleagues and me safe and enabled our work. Support
from family and friends has been vital to allow me to travel far and wide and work often
extended hours.
If You Would Like More Information
Alongi DM (2014) Carbon cycling and storage in mangrove forests. Annu Rev Mar Sci 6:195–219
Amante C, Eakins BW (2009) ETOPO1 1 Arc-Minute global relief model: procedures, data sources
and analysis. NOAA Technical Memorandum NESDIS NGDC-24. National Geophysical Data
Center, NOAA, Boulder. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5C8276M
Birchler JJ, Doran KS, Long JW, Stockdon HF (2019) Hurricane Matthew—predictions, observations, and an analysis of coastal change. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2019–1095,
37 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191095 https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20191095
Conery I, Brodie K, Spore N, Walsh JP (2020) Terrestrial LiDAR monitoring of coastal foredune
evolution in managed and unmanaged systems. Earth Surf Process Landf 45:877–892
Eulie D, Walsh JP, Corbett DR (2013) High-resolution measurements of shoreline change and
application of balloon-aerial photography, Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system, North
Carolina, USA. Limnol Oceanogr Methods 11:151–160
Eulie D, Walsh JP, Corbett DR, Mulligan R (2017) Temporal and spatial dynamics of estuarine
shoreline change in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system, North Carolina, USA. Estuar
Coasts 40:741–757
Mayer L, Jakobsson M, Allen G, Dorschel B et al (2018) The nippon foundation—GEBCO seabed
2030 project: the quest to see the world’s oceans completely mapped by 2030. Geosciences
8:63. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8020063
6 What Lies Beneath? Revealing Coastal Processes Through Mapping
or scientist is where we are heading. This will empower people to better understand
and use information for safety and fun. For example, the University of New
Hampshire, private companies, and various organizations are working toward the
Chart of the Future (http://ccom.unh.edu/theme/chart-future).
Of course, most of us live life on land and have concerns about how the sea may
impact our homes and communities. In my current position as Director of the
URI Coastal Resources Center, my colleagues and I aim to bring together science
and stakeholders to help solve societal issues. I know how new technology is already
helping us plan for coastal use and changes, as evidenced by STORMTOOLS
(http://www.beachsamp.org/stormtools/) developed as part of the RI Shoreline
Change Management Plan. Online applications like STORMTOOLS, can allow
data and model results to be combined, to help decision makers and the public as
they prepare for and respond to storms and sea-level rise. Additional new datasets
and technologies will provide important new insights, particularly as climate change
affects our coasts and resource conservation and management become even more
critical, especially in developing countries. GIS and remote sensing will be increasingly valuable as communities strive to manage their shores sustainably. Sharks and
crocodiles will be the least of our worries.
Acknowledgements Support from various funding agencies has enabled the research discussed
above and much more, including the National Science Foundation, NOAA, USAID, and the states
of NC and RI. In addition to those mentioned, many individuals have contributed to my growth and
knowledge, and I have great appreciation. Academic colleagues, staff and so many students have
contributed in countless ways from intellectual development to logistical assistance. The captains,
crew and on numerous vessels kept my colleagues and me safe and enabled our work. Support
from family and friends has been vital to allow me to travel far and wide and work often
extended hours.
If You Would Like More Information
Alongi DM (2014) Carbon cycling and storage in mangrove forests. Annu Rev Mar Sci 6:195–219
Amante C, Eakins BW (2009) ETOPO1 1 Arc-Minute global relief model: procedures, data sources
and analysis. NOAA Technical Memorandum NESDIS NGDC-24. National Geophysical Data
Center, NOAA, Boulder. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5C8276M
Birchler JJ, Doran KS, Long JW, Stockdon HF (2019) Hurricane Matthew—predictions, observations, and an analysis of coastal change. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2019–1095,
37 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191095 https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20191095
Conery I, Brodie K, Spore N, Walsh JP (2020) Terrestrial LiDAR monitoring of coastal foredune
evolution in managed and unmanaged systems. Earth Surf Process Landf 45:877–892
Eulie D, Walsh JP, Corbett DR (2013) High-resolution measurements of shoreline change and
application of balloon-aerial photography, Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system, North
Carolina, USA. Limnol Oceanogr Methods 11:151–160
Eulie D, Walsh JP, Corbett DR, Mulligan R (2017) Temporal and spatial dynamics of estuarine
shoreline change in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system, North Carolina, USA. Estuar
Coasts 40:741–757
Mayer L, Jakobsson M, Allen G, Dorschel B et al (2018) The nippon foundation—GEBCO seabed
2030 project: the quest to see the world’s oceans completely mapped by 2030. Geosciences
8:63. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8020063
6 What Lies Beneath? Revealing Coastal Processes Through Mapping