Bay shoreline physical processes
Nordstrom KF and Jackson NL. 2005. Bay shoreline physical processes. National Park Service, Department of the Interior
This report identifies and synthesizes existing information on processes and land forms on the bay shore of Fire Island and relevant literature on management of estuarine shores to assist the National Park Service in developing a new General Management Plan for the park. The ocean shore of Fire Island has received considerable attention in recent years, with studies focused on the sediment budget and its relationship to Moriches and Fire Island Inlets, foredune mobility, and changes to the beach and foredune in relation to wave effects as influenced by offshore bars. In contrast, little has been written about the bay shore of Fire Island. The only detailed study is a single experiment on depths of sediment activation and longshore sediment transport at Sailors Haven. This white paper addresses this information need by identifying and synthesizing existing information on processes and landforms (beaches and marshes) on the bay shore of Fire Island and relevant literature on management of estuarine shores to assist the National Park Service in developing a new General Management Plan for the park. The effects of past human actions are evaluated, as are alternatives for future shore protection, including projects designed to address Oceanside erosion that will affect bay resources.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Nordstrom, Karl; Jackson, Nancy
- Date of Issue
- 2005-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- FIIS , HIST
- Keywords
- bay shoreline, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Erosion, Fire Island, Resource Management, Shoreline Processes