The Delaware Geological Survey was well represented at the Delaware Wetlands Conference

The Delaware Geological Survey was well represented at the Delaware Wetlands Conference, held Jan. 29-30, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware. From the Survey, John Callahan, associate scientist, presented “Total Water Levels, Storm Surge and Inundation Frequency Along Delaware’s Coasts”; Daniel L. Warner, GIS analyst, presented “Vulnerability of Stored Soil Carbon in Delaware’s Coastal Wetlands”; and Thomas E. McKenna, scientist and associate professor of geological sciences, presented “Flow Paths for Flooding on the Back-barrier of Slaughter Beach, Delaware.” Presenting a poster on “LiDAR Vertical Bias Assessment and Digital Elevation Model Correction of Tidal Salt Marshes in Delaware” were Catherine Medlock, graduate student in the Department of Earth Sciences, with McKenna, Callahan and Warner. Medlock won the Delaware Wetlands Conference 2020 student poster competition, which is now named the Dr. Christopher Sommerfield Memorial Award.

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