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Towards a New Baseline of Vertical Land Motions in the Chesapeake Bay Using GNSS and InSAR
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  • D. Sarah Stamps,
  • Manoochehr Shirzaei,
  • Gabrielle Troia,
  • Sonam Sherpa,
  • Philippe Hensel,
  • William Moore,
  • R Russell Lotspeich,
  • James Duda,
  • Karen Williams,
  • Corné Kreemer,
  • Jonathan Weiss
D. Sarah Stamps
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Corresponding Author:dstamps@vt.edu

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Manoochehr Shirzaei
Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech
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Gabrielle Troia
Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech
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Sonam Sherpa
Arizona State University, Arizona State University
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Philippe Hensel
NOAA, NOAA
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William Moore
Hampton University, Hampton University
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R Russell Lotspeich
U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey
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James Duda
USGS Virginia Water Science Center, USGS Virginia Water Science Center
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Karen Williams
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Corné Kreemer
Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, Nevada Geodetic Laboratory
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Jonathan Weiss
NOAA/NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, NOAA/NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
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Abstract

Relative sea-level rise is a major coastal hazard affecting about half the population of the United States. The Chesapeake Bay is characterized by the fastest rate of sea-level rise along the Atlantic coast of North America, in part because of land subsidence. Previous studies have quantified a range of land subsidence rates in the Chesapeake Bay (~1-4 mm/yr) from various measurement techniques that contribute to high rates of relative sea-level rise. In this study, we present progress towards developing a new vertical land motion map for the Chesapeake Bay region to provide more robust constraints on estimates of relative sea-level rise. We are using a combination of GNSS observations and InSAR interferograms. Available continuous GNSS data in the region that span November 2014 - September 2020 are processed with GAMIT-GLOBK to align temporally with available Sentinel-1 InSAR satellite data. We are using an approach that combines the two geodetic observations to provide a new solution of vertical land motions for the Chesapeake Bay. Additionally, this project is collecting new campaign GNSS observations across the Chesapeake Bay each fall for 5 years, beginning in 2019. We will also present about the 2020 and planned 2021 campaign GNSS observations, which will ultimately be incorporated into our new map of vertical land motions for the region. The impacts of this work will be improved flooding and inundation hazard maps, as well as updated projections for municipal flood mitigation planning that will be created using the new dataset.