Understanding South Carolina's "Swash Cycle" - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

Myrtle Beach is an economic pearl in South Carolina’s grand strand, a sixty-mile stretch of beaches and resort communities that support a multi-billion dollar tourism industry. Fishing and water sports top the list of local attractions, making coastal water quality a priority concern. Addressing that concern, however, is a challenge along this heavily developed coast, where much of the polluted stormwater runoff flows into “swashes,” or tidal creeks that traverse beaches to connect directly to the ocean. To manage stormwater in a way that protects water quality, local decision makers need more information about the role that these swashes play in fueling hypoxia, or low levels of dissolved oxygen, in coastal waters.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57774
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Smith10
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/57774.pdf
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Smith10

Tags

  • nerrs
  • office of coastal management
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • sc
  • biosphere
  • noaa
  • stormwater
  • marine ecosystems
  • water quality
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • estuary
  • north inlet-winyah bay
  • nutrient solution
  • hypoxia

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