The Impact of Hurricane Ike on Oyster Reefs in Galveston Bay and ...
The Impact of Hurricane Ike on Oyster Reefs in Galveston Bay and ...
The Impact of Hurricane Ike on Oyster Reefs in Galveston Bay and ...
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Summary• Overwash from <str<strong>on</strong>g>Hurricane</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ike</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s <strong>in</strong>itial storm surge transported <strong>and</strong>deposited s<strong>and</strong> from Bolivar <strong>in</strong>to East Galvest<strong>on</strong> <strong>Bay</strong>.• Houst<strong>on</strong> Ship Channel acted as a funnel for retreat<strong>in</strong>g storm surge throughthe ma<strong>in</strong> stem <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Galvest<strong>on</strong> <strong>Bay</strong>.• Storm surge ebb, dra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>undated l<strong>and</strong>s to the north <strong>and</strong> east <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> EastGalvest<strong>on</strong> <strong>Bay</strong>, transported <strong>and</strong> deposited f<strong>in</strong>e-gra<strong>in</strong>ed sediment <strong>in</strong> EastGalvest<strong>on</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> as waters flowed through the bay exit<strong>in</strong>g Bolivar Roads <strong>in</strong>tothe Gulf.• <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g>se data <strong>and</strong> results are be<strong>in</strong>g used to direct oyster reef restorati<strong>on</strong>efforts <strong>and</strong> develop predictive models <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> storm surge <strong>and</strong> ebb flowsthroughout Galvest<strong>on</strong> <strong>Bay</strong>.
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