Contrasting styles of Hurricane Irene washover sedimentation on three east coast barrier islands: Cape Lookout, North Carolina; Assateague Island, Virginia; and Fire Island, New York

Maglev High Speed Rail Along the Northeast Corridor

2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 2 ◽

10.1115/jrc2010-36063 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Jack Kinstlinger

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

New York ◽

North Carolina ◽

High Speed ◽

East Coast ◽

Air Travel ◽

Washington Dc ◽

High Speed Rail ◽

Eastern Seaboard ◽

The U.S

This paper summarizes parts of a feasibility study prepared by the Maryland Transit Administration for the Federal Railroad Administration on a proposed magnetically levitated train project.1 Initially the project would connect Camden Yards in downtown Baltimore with Union Station in Washington DC with a stop at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. Ultimately, it is proposed to extend the Project along the U.S. eastern seaboard north through Philadelphia and New York to Boston and south through Richmond, Raleigh and Charlotte in North Carolina. The paper contains an evaluation of potential air travel reduction along the east coast if maglev service were available and a comparison of energy consumption between maglev and conventional modes of travel. Finally, the paper contains estimates of reductions in carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions resulting from diversions of travel from autos and aircraft to the proposed maglev service along the eastern seaboard.

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Oligonychus bicolor (Banks) (Acarina: Tetranychidae) in Nova Scotia

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/ent951021-10 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 95 (10) ◽

pp. 1021-1022 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

H. B. Specht

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

North Carolina ◽

East Coast ◽

The United States ◽

Mite Species ◽

Red Oak ◽

White Oak ◽

Oak Trees ◽

Large Numbers ◽

Different Parts

The phytophagous mite Oligonvchus bicolor (Banks) has been observed feeding on red oak, Quercus borealis Michx. f., at Kentville, N.S. It has not previously been reported in Canada east of Ontario. McGregor (1950) reported this mite as being found on chestnut, hickory, maple, oak and spruce in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Washington. Pritchard and Baker (1955) studied specimens taken from oak at Ithaca, N.Y., red oak at Hamden, Conn. and Washington, D.C., willow oak and white oak at Durham, N.C., and pin oak at Lawrence, Kansas. Garman (1923, 1940) found it common on oak and also present on chestnut, maple, hickory and birch. Johnson (1956) reported O. bicolor fairly common in Connecticut and believed its distribution to be the east coast of the United States. He stated that it was the most important mite species on chestnut in Connecticut and that when present occurred in large numbers. Caesar and Ross (1921) found O. bicolor heavily infesting ornamental oak trees in different parts of the Niagara district of Ontario.

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RESPONSE OF OREGON INLET TO PEA ISLAND BREACHING

Coastal Engineering Proceedings ◽

10.9753/icce.v36.papers.82 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 82

Author(s):

Liliana Velasquez-Montoya ◽

Elizabeth J. Sciaudone ◽

Margery F. Overton

Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

Barrier Islands ◽

Water Levels ◽

Tidal Prism ◽

Outer Banks ◽

Hurricane Irene ◽

Study Results ◽

Pamlico Sound ◽

Main Factors ◽

Island System

This study aims to assess the effects of a new inlet on the hydrodynamics of a semi-permanent tidal inlet and the back-barrier sound. Research on dual-inlet interactions is motivated by the increased vulnerability of barrier islands to breaching during hurricanes, phenomenon that can have important consequences on the hydrodynamics and morphology of a barrier island system with pre-existing inlets. This particular study takes place in the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina, where Oregon Inlet is the main inlet connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound. During Hurricane Irene in 2011, Pea Island â€“ the island south of Oregon Inlet â€“ was breached creating a new inlet that remained open until 2013. Dual-inlet interactions between Oregon Inlet and the new inlet in Pea Island are analyzed by means of numerical modeling experiments. Changes in flow velocities, water levels, and the tidal prism of Oregon Inlet due to the new inlet are computed for different wave and water level conditions. In addition to the actual inlet that opened in 2011, the effects of idealized inlets with different geometries and location are also included in this study. Results indicate that the original breach in Pea Island did not modify the dynamics of Oregon Inlet. Instead, its effects were restricted to a 5 km radius that extended mostly into the sound. The relative small size of the breach and its distance from Oregon Inlet are the two main factors that prevented dual-inlet interaction. Exploration of idealized breaching scenarios in Pea Island suggests that inlet spacing and breaching geometry play a major role in multiple inlet stability theory.

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Orchids of Atlantic Coast Barrier Islands from North Carolina to New York

The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society ◽

10.3159/07-ra-006.1 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 134 (4) ◽

pp. 540-551 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eric E. Lamont ◽

Richard Stalter

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

North Carolina ◽

Atlantic Coast ◽

Barrier Islands

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Use of the AMA Guides in State Workers' Compensation Systems: 2009 Update

Guides Newsletter ◽

10.1001/amaguidesnewsletters.2009.marapr02 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 13-16

Author(s):

Christopher R. Brigham ◽

Jenny Walker

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

North Carolina ◽

South Carolina ◽

South Dakota ◽

Rhode Island ◽

Workers Compensation ◽

Fourth Edition ◽

Sixth Edition ◽

Specific Guideline ◽

Compensation Systems

Abstract The AMAGuides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) is the most widely used basis for determining impairment and is used in state workers’ compensation systems, federal systems, automobile casualty, and personal injury, as well as by the majority of state workers’ compensation jurisdictions. Two tables summarize the edition of the AMA Guides used and provide information by state. The fifth edition (2000) is the most commonly used edition: California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Vermont, and Washington. Eleven states use the sixth edition (2007): Alaska, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Wyoming. Eight states still commonly make use of the fourth edition (1993): Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, South Dakota, Texas, and West Virginia. Two states use the Third Edition, Revised (1990): Colorado and Oregon. Connecticut does not stipulate which edition of the AMA Guides to use. Six states use their own state specific guidelines (Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, and Wisconsin), and six states do not specify a specific guideline (Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Virginia). Statutes may or may not specify which edition of the AMA Guides to use. Some states use their own guidelines for specific problems and use the Guides for other issues.

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