Abstract: This study explored the use of automatic identification system (AIS) data to assess the sheltering effectiveness of three inlet structures in the coastal United States: Columbia River at the border of Oregon and Washington; ...

Abstract: The economic significance of the U.S. Marine Transportation System (MTS) generates a need to understand the resilience of the MTS. Resilience is defined herein as a system’s ability maintain a given critical function through ...

Abstract: Abstract Accurate prediction of shoaling rates and dredge volumes is critical for optimizing the USACE’s navigation channel maintenance strategies and controlling dredging costs. Existing methodologies—such as traditional ...

Abstract: Abstract The USACE traditionally uses regular exam, before dredge, and after dredge hydrographic surveys and/or survey volume reports to estimate needed dredge material volume(s) to return federal navigation channels to ...