Ms. Berlinghoff has recently graduated from college
with a Bachelor in Environmental Studies and a minor in Geography: Earth
Systems Science. Her coursework
included, but was not limited to, classes in Geographic Information
Systems, Maps & Mapping, Water Quality, Climatic Geomorphology, Soil
Science, Field & Lab Techniques, Field Ecology, Environmental Chemistry,
and an internship for the Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District
in East Aurora,
NY.
Relevant Experience
Wave Action and
Sediment Transport Modeling Effort for the Oak Bluffs Shoreline
Ms.
Berlinghoff obtained and analyzed historical shorelines in ARCGIS for
the Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard region.
This consisted of georeferencing historical topographic sheets
and digitizing the shorelines, as well as digitizing shorelines from
more recent orthoimagery, using
LIDAR data. These shorelines were then overlayed onto 2005 orthoimagery
and the change was examined.
The Effect of
Jetties and Other Coastal Structures on Shorelines in
Lake Montauk, New York
Historical
shorelines were obtained and analyzed.
Shoreline change was calculated with ASAP and displayed on a map.
Conclusions were then made about the effects of the harbor jetties on
the beaches; littoral transport of sediment was halted by the east
jetty, leading to accretion on that side. Erosion then occurred on the
beaches west of the west jetty due to the blocking of the long-shore
sediment transport.
Dredging Histories for North Pacific Harbors
Ms. Berlinghoff compiled dredging histories for Grays Harbor, Washington
and Coos Bay, Oregon, focusing on outer bar and entrance
channels. The information was extracted from USACE annual reports dating
back to 1878 and organized. Graphs were made to display quantities
dredged. This information is useful in determining sediment budgets.
