Extreme Coastal Changes and Storm Surge Measurements from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav
What: Reporters are invited to attend a special presentation about the impacts of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav on the Texas and Louisiana coast. Compelling before-and-after photographs of the storms will be
Bolivar Peninsula before and two days after Ike presented during an earth-science conference in Houston, October 6.
“Extreme storms like Hurricanes Ike and Gustav can change the shape and position of the coast as well as destroy buildings,” said U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) oceanographer Abby Sallenger.
Dr. Sallenger’s expertise includes quantifying the changes wrought by the recent hurricanes using airborne-laser mapping, known as lidar.
Mike Turco, USGS hydrologist in Houston, will discuss the deployment and success of using high tech, special sensors designed to measure Hurricane Ike’s storm surge along the Texas and Louisiana coasts.
Who: Asbury Sallenger
USGS Florida Integrated
Science Center
St. Petersburg, Florida
Michael Turco
USGS Texas Water
Science Center
Houston, Texas
When: Monday, October 6
12:15-1:15pm
Where: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
George R. Brown Convention Center
General Assembly Theater B
Houston, Texas
Can’t make it to Houston? This session will be webcast. Please visit: https://www.acsmeetings.org/programs/events/webcasts/
To arrange an interview, please contact the GSA Newsroom on 1-713-853-8329.
See images online at: http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/index.html
Bolivar Peninsula before and two days after Ike
[Via USGS]
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