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Sentinel Sites: A National Network to Monitor Sea-level impacts

Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference November 7th, 2013, San Diego, CA. Sentinel Sites: A National Network to Monitor Sea-level impacts. Outline. The Sentinel Site framework Sentinel Site Cooperatives Development and Applications of “Sentinel S ites” concept.

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Sentinel Sites: A National Network to Monitor Sea-level impacts

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  1. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference November 7th, 2013, San Diego, CA Sentinel Sites:A National Network to Monitor Sea-level impacts

  2. Outline The Sentinel Site framework Sentinel Site Cooperatives Development and Applications of “Sentinel Sites” concept

  3. Sentinel Site Framework Regional network of places where we can ask and answer questions of local, regional, and national importance Operational capacity for intensive study Defined user communities Sustained observations Detect and understand changes in the ecosystems they represent. Informed, enabled stakeholder communities

  4. Sentinel Site Framework • Partnering with others to leverage existing resources and expertise • Coordination with partners to focus resources • Places are representative of larger landscape: canary in the coal mine or guard on the watchtower

  5. Sentinel Sites : Local Responses to Global Change A suite of services for understanding and responding to sea level change impacts on coastal ecosystems and surrounding communities. Observe & Monitor Management & Decision Making Spatial Analysis & Visualization Applied Research Education & Outreach Models & Predictions Information Transfer Science Service Stewardship

  6. Sea Level Change Impacts • Sea level change impacts are far-reaching • Significant impacts on people and economies of coastal communities • Coastal decision-makers need local information to prepare & adapt to anticipated changes

  7. Sentinel Site Cooperatives

  8. Diversity of Sentinel Site Cooperatives

  9. NOAA Sentinel Site Program Partners Northern Gulf of Mexico San Francisco Bay Hawaiian Islands Chesapeake Bay North Carolina

  10. Sentinel Site Cooperative Assets Sentinel Site 1 Sentinel Site 2 Community 1 Sentinel Site 3 Community 2 Community 3

  11. National Estuarine Research Reserve System

  12. NERRS Sentinel Site Program • Initial focus on sea level change impactsto wetland vegetation • Local geodetic control networks • Coupled physical and biological monitoring

  13. Initial Wetland Surface Subsided Wetland Surface Bench Mark with Geodetic Control (NAVD88, etc.) Surface Elevation Table (SET) Making level connections between water levels, SETs and uplands allows you to measure the sea level rise that the wetlands are experiencing; connection to uplands checks for mark stability Tide Gauge Sea level rise is expressed with respect to upland vertical control monuments Geodetic connection assures known gauge stability Surface Accretion Elevation Change Upland Marker Horizon Rise Sea Level (unstable, dynamic wetland surfaces follow a different vertical trajectory compared to uplands) Depth of SET measurement integration Shallow Subsidence Deep Subsidence

  14. NERRS Sentinel Site Program • Initial focus on sea level change impactsto wetland vegetation • Local geodetic control networks • Coupled physical and biological monitoring • Nation-wide adoption of similar protocols

  15. Geospatial infrastructure guidelines2013

  16. NERRS Sentinel Site Program • Initial focus on sea level change impactsto wetland vegetation • Local geodetic control networks • Coupled physical and biological monitoring • Nation-wide adoption of similar protocols • Data  Analyses Outreach products Marie Bundy: NERRS Sentinel Site Program 1:30 pm San Diego Scott Lerberg: NERRS SSP implementation 1:45 pm San Diego

  17. Nicole Kinsman: RSLR/Inundation in AK, 2:00 pm San Diego Interagency collaboration/leveraging Nearshore bathymetry & coastal elevations Refined local sea level trends in western AK Improvements to tidal & geodetic datum conversion tools Rapid assessments of storm impacts on Alaska’s coastline

  18. National Park Service Neil Winn: Assateague Island National Seashore 2: 45 pm San Diego NPS Sentinel Sites Bench marks and accurate heights to monitor vulnerability to sea level rise and coastal inundation “Sentinel Sites:” locations where park managers determine there are critical infrastructure, habitats, cultural sites, and populations of species of concern

  19. Session Presentation: Marguerite Toscano, 2:15 pm San Diego The Smithsonian Institution Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network Worldwidenetwork of coastal ecological field sites Standardized measurements of biological change Understanding how marine biodiversity is affected by local human activities and global change Ocean warming, acidification and rising sea levels

  20. Sentinel Site monitoring of climate change in an urban estuary • Focus on climate change impacts to LIS ecosystems • Establish sentinels for early detection • Develop management strategies for adaptation and resilience LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY A PARTNERSHIP TO RESPORE AND PROTECT THE SOUND Jason Krumholz: Sentinel Monitoring in an Urban Estuary, 9:45 am

  21. Poplar Island Restoration Project • Restoration in the face of sea level rise • Full suite of physical & biological monitoring • Partnering with academic research to understand processes of functional wetland restoration

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