COASTAL PROCESSES SPECIALIST Wendy Carey

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Interpretive Signs at the Beach In an effort to provide marine resources education to recreational beach users, the University of Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service, in partnership with Delaware DNREC and the coastal communities of Bethany Beach, Dewey Beach, and Rehoboth Beach has produced a series of interpretive signs. Through use of these educational signs, the boardwalks and beach access walkways in Delaware's coastal communities have become "outdoor classrooms" where visitors to Delaware's beaches have the opportunity to learn more about coastal environments as they enjoy their vacations.
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Delaware Coast Photo Gallery The shoreline is a dynamic environment, constantly changing with the effects of winds, waves, tides, and weather. Photos of the Delaware coast will be posted on this website throughout the year to document the changing face of the beach environment. Reference photographs will be taken at Cape Henlopen State Park in the vicinity of Herring Point. Photos of other sites where the land meets the sea along the Delaware coast will also be included to illustrate the dynamic nature of the shoreline and the physical and geological processes that shape the sedimentary deposits along coast. 1 , 2003 September 2003 Herring Point Groin Herring Point Lighthouse October 2003 November 2003 December 2003
April 30, 2003 April 19, 2003 April 10-11, 2003 April 6, 2003 March 25, 2003 March 18-19, 2003 Herring Point-2/19/03 February 18, 2003 February 17, 2003 February 16, 2003 February 6, 2003 January 17, 2003 December 9, 2002 December 4-5, 2002	June 25 , 2003 June 23, 2003 June 19 , 2003 June 11 , 2003 June 9, 2003 June 6, 2003 June 2, 2003 May 29, 2003 May 27, 2003 May 21, 2003 May 19, 2003 May 15, 2003 May 14, 2003 May 12, 2003 May 7, 2003	August 22, 2003 August 17, 2003 August 8, 2003 August 7, 2003 August 4 , 2003 August 2 , 2003 July 29, 2003 July 27, 2003 July 24, 2003 July 13, 2003 July 7, 2003 July 5, 2003 July 3, 2003
	Coastal Hazards Coastal Storms/Northeasters/Coastal Construction Council/ Mitigation and Retrofit/Demo House/Photo Gallery Recent population and development trends in coastal Delaware have placed many people and structures in areas subject to high winds and storm waves and tides from northeasters and hurricanes. As the population along the coast continues to increase, damage induced by coastal storms will probably increase as well. This trend has focused attention on the need for improved building siting and coastal construction standards and techniques to reduce future storm damage along developed coastlines.
	Rip Current Awareness United Open Water Team/ Interpretive Signs/ Photo Gallery
	Coastal Processes The sandy beaches which attract people to Delaware's shoreline are dynamic environments which have existed for thousands of years. Long-term processes such as sea-level rise, waves, tides, currents, and longshore sediment transport continuously modify the configuration of Delaware's sandy beaches. However, coastal storms are often considered to be the forcing mechanism of coastlines, with the frequency and intensity of storms figuring prominently in the condition of the beach and dune.
	Center for Applied Coastal Research (CACR) Coastal List/ Hurricanes/ Rip Currents/ Sand Dunes/ Shoreline Erosion/ Sea-Level Rise/ Coastal Currents The Center for Applied Coastal Research, Ocean Engineering Laboratory, at the University of Delaware is one of the top coastal engineering research facilities in the world. The faculty of the Ocean Engineering Department is currently investigating the forces acting in dynamic nearshore zone, including: coastal sediment transport, surf and swash zone mechanics, wave evolution in shallow water environments, formation of eddies in the surf zone, wave and current motion, and generation of rip currents.
	Public Education and Awareness S.T.O.R.M. Report / Project Impact / National Flood Insurance Program Coastal residents and property owners should develop an understanding of the continuing evolution of the coastline, the natural processes and risks associated with dynamic shoreline areas, and measures which may be taken to minimize flooding and erosion hazards associated with coastal storms.