51 Undergraduate Research Poster Session II (Posters)

Tuesday, 16 April 2024
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Grand Ballroom

MEASURING ACCRETION AND EROSION ON THE COASTLINE OF LITTLE ST. SIMONS ISLAND

Paper number: 51-2
Program: Theme Sessions
Time: 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Authors

Abstract

This service-learning independent study was conducted with the Center for Coastal Conservation on Little St. Simons Island. I collaborated with Aurora Fowler, the Ecological Coordinator, to monitor accretion and erosion on the northern tip of the island. A permanent time-lapse system was installed in this area and took images of the beach every 30 minutes. We compiled these images into a timelapse video and analyzed the changes in the beach geomorphology. We also installed camera stations at which a photo was taken weekly at 6 different transects, we then used these images to create an elevation profile. The elevation profile was used to view a cross-section of the landscape. In addition to image collection, we processed sediment samples to correlate the sediment composition to the changes in the beach geomorphology.

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 56, No. 2

doi: 10.1130/abs/2024SE-398550

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