stony brook university school of marine and atmospheric sciences
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Stony Brook UniversitySchool of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
http://po.msrc.sunysb.edu/GSB
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Great South Bay Observatory
Funded by New York Department of State
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Sensors deployed at the Bellport marina since 2004
Sea Bird Electronics “SeaCat”, SBE 16 and SBE 16Plus
Temperature and salinity Temperature, salinity, sea Level, chlorophyll and turbidity
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April 9, 2005
C. Flagg
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November 3, 2012 ~0900 EDT (~1300 GMT)
C. Flagg and R. Giannotti
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March 13, 2010
Hank Maust
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Pre-inlet responses of the ocean and eastern bay to strong winds
mean water level
Low salinity riverwaters enter the bay
Bay waters flowup river
Waves scourthe beach
High waves can over-top the dunes
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After the passage of Hurricane Irene, Aug. 28, 2011, ~1030 EDT
C. Flagg
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Pre-inlet responses of the ocean and eastern bay to strong winds
mean water level
Low salinity riverwaters enter the bay
Bay waters flowup river
Waves scourthe beach
High waves can over-top the dunes
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Hurricane Sandy at Bellport
Barometric Pressure
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
North
North
East
South
West
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Hurricane Sandy at Bellport
Wind Speed
Water level
Water level withTides removed
Salinity
Normal range
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Hurricane Sandy at Bellport
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November 3, 2012 ~0900 EDT (~1300 GMT)
C. Flagg and R. Giannotti
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C. Flagg and R. Giannotti
November 11, 2012, ~0830 EST (1330 GMT)
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R. Weissmann and R. Giannotti
November 18, 2012 ~1200 EST (1700 GMT)
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November 29, 2012, ~0830 EST (~1330 GMT)
C. Flagg and R. Giannotti
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Different responses of the Bay to west winds pre and post inlet
Water level,Tide removed
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Inlet
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Post-inlet responses of the ocean and eastern bay to strong winds
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Post InletPre Inlet
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Bellport Bay's tidal range and phase have not been affected
Response of the Bellport Bay to strong winds has been reversed but not necessarily increased in magnitude
Water properties, ie salinity, have been altered and are more ocean-like due the increased exchange with the ocean
Salient Points