Coastal Community Erosion Assessment

Project Details

Project ID:
1647
Nickname/Abbreviation:
Erosion assessment
Parent Project:
Alaska Coastal Geohazards Program
Status:
Active
Description:
DGGS Coastal Hazards Program works to map erosion forecasts at communities in northern and western Alaska by 1) mapping historical (1950s to ~2019) erosion rates, 2) forecast shorelines 60 years into the future, assuming historical erosion rates continue, and 3) measure what existing infrastructure are within the erosion forecast zone and by what date. This work is funded by the Denali Commission Village Infrastructure Protection Program through the project "Systematic approach to assessing the vulnerability of Alaska's coastal infrastructure to erosion".
Project Date(s):
2020 - present
Primary Contact:
Nieminski, Nora M., Ph.D.
DGGS section:
Geologic Hazards
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Project Participants:
Jacquelyn R. Overbeck, Roberta J. Glenn, Richard M. Buzard, Mark M. Turner, Katie Y. Miller

RI 2021-3: Buzard, R.M., Turner, M.M., Miller, K.Y., Antrobus, D.C., and Overbeck, J.R., 2021, Erosion exposure assessment of infrastructure in Alaska coastal communities: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2021-3, 29 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30672

Nieminski, N.M. and others, 2026: Nieminski, N.M., Baldwin, Harper, Waghorn, L.H., Rossavik, K.K., Horen, K.C., Maio, C.V., Classen, Seth, Olson, Jan, and Carl, Jaden, 2026, From observation to resilience: Integrated storm impact analysis following Ex‑Typhoon Halong (presentation): Alaska Geological Society Technical Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska, April 18, 2026: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 27 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/32117
Horen, K.C. and others, 2023: Horen, K.C., Nieminski, N.M., Poisson, A.C., and Christian, J.E., 2023, Monitoring event-driven erosion in Wainwright, Alaska (StoryMap): Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 20 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31097