Topic: Scientific Studies of Plum Island

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Posted October 14, 2014
NEIGC Plum Island Field Trip Guide

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Nichols, 1941

All Posts in Scientific Studies of Plum Island

- Barrier Island Study (Albert Hine 1971) - Fallon Coastal Sediments 2015 Paper – Cyclical Shoreline Erosion on Plum Island - FitzGerald et al., 1993 - FitzGerald et al., 1994 - Hayes et al., 1969 - Hein et al., 2012 – Plum Island Formation Paper - Hein et al., 2014 – Barriers of the Gulf of Maine - Holocene Stratigraphy of the Marshes at Plum Island, MA (McCormick, 1968) - Hubbard 1976: Study on the Merrimack River Inlet - International Coastal Symposium Science Poster - Jones and Cameron (1971) - More on the Stability of Plum Island (or the instability of Virginia barrier islands) - NEIGC Plum Island Field Trip Guide - Nichols, 1941 - Plum Island Backbarrier Infilling – Hein et al., 2011 - Plum Island Geologic Map (Hein et al., 2013) Sheet 1 of 3 - Plum Island Geologic Map (Hein et al., 2013) Sheet 2 of 3 - Plum Island Geologic Map (Hein et al., 2013) Sheet 3 of 3 - The Wagging Tail of the Merrimack River

Recent Posts

Relevant Article

February 18, 2017 - Williamsburg, VA       17 February 2017 NPR published today a very thought-provoking and relevant article (also heard on All Things Considered) about coastal erosion, climate change, […]


The Remarkable Stability of Plum Island

October 24, 2016 - Gloucester Point, VA       25 October 2016 I received an email yesterday from friend of the project and local science author Bill Sargent (author of this […]


A Mid-Autumn Update

October 23, 2016 - Williamsburg, VA       23 October 2016 The high temperatures finally fell below 80 degrees down here in Virginia and the leaves are maybe just starting to […]


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More on the Stability of Plum Island (or the instability of Virginia barrier islands)

Posted: February 18, 2017
Gloucester Point, VA       18 February 2017 Back in the fall, I wrote about why Plum Island is so unique: it doesn’t move. It has been […]


Relevant Article

Posted: February 18, 2017
Williamsburg, VA       17 February 2017 NPR published today a very thought-provoking and relevant article (also heard on All Things Considered) about coastal erosion, climate change, […]


The Remarkable Stability of Plum Island

Posted: October 24, 2016
Gloucester Point, VA       25 October 2016 I received an email yesterday from friend of the project and local science author Bill Sargent (author of this […]


A Mid-Autumn Update

Posted: October 23, 2016
Williamsburg, VA       23 October 2016 The high temperatures finally fell below 80 degrees down here in Virginia and the leaves are maybe just starting to […]