| Title: | Outer Cape Cod Shoreline Change and Resource Protection |
| Authors: | Stacy Shafer Rogers, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies; Mark Adams, Cape Cod National Seashore; Graham Giese, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, September 24 ~ 8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
| Abstract: | Scientific knowledge and models of coastal change are high priorities for Cape Cod National Seashore because of urgent management issues and their implications for diverse resource issues and public values. Natural processes of coastal change on outer Cape Cod have significant effects on public facilities and beach access. Management decisions driven by coastal change have substantial financial implications and the outcomes are central to NPS mission and policies. Public expectations for coastal-dependent uses and environmental quality are also high. This study is examining current and past measurements of outer Cape Cod coastal features to identify trends affecting these landforms. Historical coastal profile measurements are being analyzed along with newly acquired data for quantitative comparisons, both on and off shore. Current locations of shoreline features obtained by LIDAR and differential GPS are being analyzed along with original 19th century and mid 20th century survey data to provide quantitative descriptions of the three major coastal landform systems on outer Cape Cod: the Nauset-Monomoy barrier system, mid-Cape bluffs and Provincetown Hook. GIS is being utilized to manage and visualize these different data sources and perform analysis on coastal change from 1880 to present. |
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