Margaret Palmsten, Ph.D.
Margaret Palmsten is a Research Oceanographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Meg Palmsten joined the U.S. Geological Survey’s St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center as a Research Oceanographer in 2020. Her work is focused on studying waves, currents, and transport of sand and other sediments causing coastal change on sandy beaches, with special emphasis on making observations in coastal environments using state-of-the-art technology and developing data-driven models for real-time forecasting of coastal change hazards at timescales of hours to days. She is especially interested in understanding model uncertainty and communicating forecasts to stakeholders and end users.
Professional Experience
Prior to her present position, Meg spent nearly a decade as an Oceanographer in the Seafloor Sciences Branch of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
Education and Certifications
Meg received her PhD from Oregon State University, her master’s degree from the University of South Florida, and her bachelor’s degree from Eckerd College.
Science and Products
USGS CoastCam at Madeira Beach, Florida: Timestack Imagery and Coordinate Data
Information supporting a cumulative effects assessment of restoration in barrier island and shoreline systems of the north central Gulf of Mexico
USGS Madeira Beach, Florida CoastCam Imagery and Calibration Data
A digital video camera was installed at Madeira Beach, Florida (FL) and faced west along the beach. Every hour during daylight hours, daily from 2017 to 2022, the camera collected raw video and produced snapshots and time-averaged image products. This data release includes the necessary intrinsic orientation (IO) and extrinsic orientation (EO) calibration data to utilize imagery to make quantitati
National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards: Puerto Rico
Sea state from single optical images: A methodology to derive wind-generated ocean waves from cameras, drones and satellites
SurfRCaT: A tool for remote calibration of pre-existing coastal cameras to enable their use as quantitative coastal monitoring tools
Science and Products
USGS CoastCam at Madeira Beach, Florida: Timestack Imagery and Coordinate Data
Information supporting a cumulative effects assessment of restoration in barrier island and shoreline systems of the north central Gulf of Mexico
USGS Madeira Beach, Florida CoastCam Imagery and Calibration Data
A digital video camera was installed at Madeira Beach, Florida (FL) and faced west along the beach. Every hour during daylight hours, daily from 2017 to 2022, the camera collected raw video and produced snapshots and time-averaged image products. This data release includes the necessary intrinsic orientation (IO) and extrinsic orientation (EO) calibration data to utilize imagery to make quantitati