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## Effects of Climate Variability on Coastal Erosion in the Pacific Northwest

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## The Role of Coral Reefs in Coastal Erosion

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## Wildfire and Extreme Rain Intensify Erosion and Sediment Flow, USGS-led Study Shows

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## Uncovering 14,000 Years of Seismic Activity in Northern Cascadia

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## Restoring Coral Reefs for Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction in the U.S. Virgin Islands 

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## Shifting Sand-Supply Dynamics in San Francisco Bay

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## In New Study, Scientists Identify Key Markers of the Anthropocene Epoch

Read the study in Earth-Science Review

## Study Finds Seasonal Differences in Marshland Erosion in South San Francisco Bay

Read the study in Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

## Benthic Invertebrate Response to Estuarine Marsh Restoration at the Nisqually River Delta 

Read the study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

## New Tool Revolutionizes Coastal Shoreline Mapping with Decades of Satellite Data

Learn more about CoastSeg in The Journal of Open Source Software

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# Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

We conduct multidisciplinary scientific research in the coastal and offshore areas of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, and other US Pacific Islands; and in other waterways of the United States.

### Research Projects

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### Quick Links

                        - Cascadia Subduction Zone Marine Geohazards
                        - Coastal Climate Impacts
                        - Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS)
                        - Coral Reef Project
                        - Landscape Response to Disturbance
                        - PCMSC Marine Facility (MarFac)
                        - Tsunami and Earthquake Research

## News

Effects of Climate Variability on Coastal Erosion in the Pacific Northwest

September 17, 2024

####   Effects of Climate Variability on Coastal Erosion in the Pacific Northwest

Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition

September 9, 2024

####   Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition

Shifting Sands: The Role of Coral Reefs in Coastal Erosion

September 4, 2024

####   Shifting Sands: The Role of Coral Reefs in Coastal Erosion

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## Publications

August 31, 2024

####                 Shifting sands: The influence of coral reefs on shoreline erosion from short-term storm protection to long-term disequilibrium              

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

August 27, 2024

####                 Postfire sediment mobilization and its downstream implications across California, 1984 – 2021              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Southwest Biological Science Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

August 26, 2024

####                 Post-glacial stratigraphy and late Holocene record of great Cascadia earthquakes in Ozette Lake, Washington, USA              

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

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## Science

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August 12, 2024

####                 Habitat Vulnerability to Climate Change: Identifying Climate Change Induced Mass Mortality Events Across Large Landscapes of the United States              

California Water Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Wetland and Aquatic Research Center 

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August 12, 2024

####   Habitat Vulnerability to Climate Change: Identifying Climate Change Induced Mass Mortality Events Across Large Landscapes of the United States

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July 15, 2024

####                 Eyes on Earth Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline              

Core Science Systems Mission Area, National Land Imaging Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Landsat Missions

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July 15, 2024

####   Eyes on Earth Episode 120 – Mapping the California Coastline

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May 31, 2024

####                 Post-Fire Sediment Research at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Land Management Research Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wildland Fire Science

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May 31, 2024

####   Post-Fire Sediment Research at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

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