Monitoring storm tide and flooding from Hurricane Sandy along the Atlantic coast of the United States, October 2012
February 27, 2013
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a temporary monitoring network of water-level and barometric pressure sensors at 224 locations along the Atlantic coast from Virginia to Maine to continuously record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of hurricane storm tide and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Sandy. These records were greatly supplemented by an extensive post-flood high-water mark (HWM) flagging and surveying campaign from November to December 2012 involving more than 950 HWMs. Both efforts were undertaken as part of a coordinated federal emergency response as outlined by the Stafford Act under a directed mission assignment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2013 |
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Title | Monitoring storm tide and flooding from Hurricane Sandy along the Atlantic coast of the United States, October 2012 |
DOI | 10.3133/ofr20131043 |
Authors | Brian E. McCallum, Shaun Wicklein, Robert G. Reiser, Ronald Busciolano, Jonathan Morrison, Richard J. Verdi, Jaime A. Painter, Eric R. Frantz, Anthony J. Gotvald |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Open-File Report |
Series Number | 2013-1043 |
Index ID | ofr20131043 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Office of Surface Water; South Atlantic Water Science Center |
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