Project Description: The goals of this project are to study Nor’easter impacts at three coastal parks, Acadia National Park, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and Cape Cod National Seashore. A historical analysis of vulnerability to Nor’easters, looking at inundation, erosion and wind damage and maps of projected future impacts at higher sea level rise will help better plan for resource management, maintenance and visitor access and safety. This project will employ an innovative methodology for coupling storm surge and wave models (to obtain a more accurate flooding representation), based on previous University of Rhode Island research to develop coupled hurricane-wave-ocean models used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the
Navy for operational forecasting. In order to share the results with visitors and the general public, the interpretive component will develop interpretive materials, including a video and science briefs, to explain the basics of Nor’easters and
hurricanes, and share key research results.
The objectives are to 1) comprehensively investigate the hazards from Nor’easters in the focus parks using the most advanced coastal ocean circulation, storm surge and wave models and 2) provide key storm impact information to park managers and partners. This project will increase their adaptation capacity to address a primary driver of change, Nor’easters.
Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. Isaac Ginis, University of Rhode Island
Partner Institution: University of Rhode Island
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Amanda Babson
Project Type: Research
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Global Change, Natural Hazards & Environmental Quality (NRDA)
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2023
Initial Funding Amount: $268,290.00
Federal Grant Number: P18AC01406
Amendments
- Amendment Number: 02, Year: 2023, Amount: $-43.81
Location: Northeast Region, Acadia National Park, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Cape Cod National Seashore
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