Wave and turbidity measurements, Fowling Point, Hog Island Bay, VA, Summer 2016

Time series of turbidity, water surface elevation, wave height and period, current, and water temperature were measured at sites along a bay-to-marsh transect along the east-facing margin of Fowling Point, Hog Island Bay, VA in summer 2016. The measurements were made to characterize suspended sediment concentrations in the water inundating Fowling Point marsh during high tides and storms, as a proxy for the availability of sediment for wetland accretion. The time series includes a spring-neap cycle and a wind-driven resuspension event. The measurements were made to support marsh depositional modeling being carried out as part of an NSF-sponsored Coastal SEES research project.

2016年夏季，研究人员于美国弗吉尼亚州霍格岛湾（Hog Island Bay）福勒角朝东岸线的海湾-盐沼样带各测点，开展了浊度、水面高程、波高与波周期、海流及水温的时序观测。本次观测旨在表征涨潮与风暴事件期间，淹没福勒角盐沼的水体中的悬浮泥沙浓度，以此作为湿地沉积所需泥沙供给量的替代指标。该时序数据集涵盖一次大小潮循环与一次风力驱动的泥沙再悬浮事件。本观测工作作为美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation, NSF）资助的Coastal SEES研究项目的组成部分，旨在支撑该项目开展的盐沼沉积模拟研究。