W. John Schmelz

Peer-reviewed publications

• Schmelz, W. J., Miller, K. G., Liu, J., Stanley, J. N., & Browning, J. V. (2026). Increasing frequency of coastal erosion indicated by a hindcast model of storm-driven forcing calibrated with beach stratigraphy. Earth's Future, 14(8), e2025EF007482.  |  Link

• Schmelz, W. J., Miller, K. G., & Wright, J. D. (2026). The role of standardized chronology in advancing estimates of Cenozoic sea-level change. Past Global Changes Magazine, 34(1), 26–27.  |  Link

• Sminchak, J., Skopec, S., Petras, B., Gupta, N., Albert, J., Schmelz, W. J., Miller, K., & Bachand, K. (2026). Defining infrastructure feasibility for hub-scale offshore Atlantic carbon storage in the northeastern United States. Energies, 19(6), 1493.  |  Link

• Miller, K. G., Mountain, G. S., Proust, J. N., Mukhatzhanov, A., Browning, J. V., Schmelz, W. J., Hesselbo, S. P., Hodgson, D. M., Katz, M. E., Lofi, J., Sugarman, P. J., & Monteverde, D. (2025). Drilling the New Jersey shallow shelf to evaluate Miocene continental margin sequences, sea level, and resources. Marine Geology, 484, 107521.  |  Link

• Browning, J. V., Miller, K. G., Schmelz, W. J., & Sugarman, P. J. (2025). Eocene sequences and forward modeling of the New Jersey coastal plain, U.S.A.: Changing depositional styles in response to climate and sea level. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 95(2), 383–404.  |  Link

• Makarova, M., Schmelz, W. J., Miller, K. G., Herbert, T. D., Podrecca, L. G., Browning, J. V., Mortlock, R. A., Godfrey, L., & Wright, J. D. (2025). Warming and carbon injection at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary: Bayesian modeling supports synchroneity. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 40(1), e2024PA004884.  |  Link

• Schmelz, W. J., Spector, A., Neitzke-Adamo, L., & Miller, K. G. (2025). Semi-empirically modelling barrier sediment transport in response to hydrodynamic forcing using UAV-derived topographical data (Holgate, New Jersey). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 50(1), e6052.  |  Link

• Schmelz, W. J., Miller, K. G., Adams, A.C., Graham, S.J., Mountain, G. S., Browning, J. V., & Baldwin, K.E., (2024). Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of Georges Bank Basin: Implications for carbon storage. AAPG Bulletin.  |  Link

• Miller, K. G., Browning, J. V., Keigwin, L.D., Chaytor, J.D., Schneider, E.R., Richtmeyer, M., Schmelz, W. J., 2024. Holocene Foraminifera, Climate, and Decelerating Rise in Sea Level on the Mud Patch, Southern New England Continental Shelf. Journal of Foraminiferal Research.  |  Link

• Schmelz, W. J., Miller, K. G., Mountain, G. S., Steckler, M., & Browning, J. V., 2024. Sensitivity of modelled passive margin stratigraphy to variations in sea level, sediment supply and subsidence. Basin Research, 36, e12854.  |  Link

• Miller, K.G., Schmelz, W.J., Browning, J.V., Rosenthal, Y., Hess, A.V., Kopp, R.E. and Wright, J.D., 2024. Global Mean and Relative Sea-Level Changes Over the Past 66 Myr: Implications for Early Eocene Ice Sheets. Earth Science, Systems and Society, 3, p.10091.  |  Link

• Baldwin, K.E., Miller, K.G., Schmelz, W.J., Mountain, G.S., Jordan, L.M. and Browning, J.V., 2022. Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the northern Baltimore Canyon Trough: Implications for basin evolution and carbon storage. Geosphere, 18(6), pp.1885-1909.  |  Link

• Schmelz, W.J., Psuty, N.P., 2022. Application of geomorphological maps and LiDAR to volumetrically measure coastal geomorphological change from Hurricane Sandy at Fire Island National Seashore. Geomorphology, p.108262.  |  Link

• Jordan, L.M., Browning, J.V., Miller, K.G. and Schmelz, W.J., 2022. Quantitative biostratigraphic analysis and age estimates of Middle Cretaceous sequences in the Baltimore Canyon Trough, offshore Mid-Atlantic US Margin. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 52(4), pp.229-247.  |  Link

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, K.G., Kopp, R.E., Mountain, G.S., and Browning, J.V., 2021. Influence of Mantle Dynamic Topographical Variations on US Mid-Atlantic Continental Margin Estimates of Sea-level Change. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL090521.  |  Link

• Miller, K.G., Schmelz, W.J., Browning, J.V., Kopp, R.E., Mountain, G.S. and Wright, J.D., 2020. Ancient sea level as key to the future. Oceanography, 33(2), pp.32-41.  |  Link

• Schmelz, W.J., Hochman, G., Miller, K.G., 2020. Total Cost of Carbon Capture and Storage Implemented at a Regional Scale: Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, v. 10, no. 5.  |  Link

• Miller, K.G., Browning, J.V., Schmelz, W.J., Kopp, R.E., Mountain, G.S., & Wright, J.D., 2020. Cenozoic sea-level and cryospheric evolution from deep-sea geochemical and continental margin records. Science Advances, v. 6, no. 20.  |  Link

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, K.G., Mountain, G.S., Browning, J.V., and Baldwin, K. E., 2020. Onshore-offshore correlations of Cretaceous fluvial-deltaic sequences, southern Baltimore Canyon Trough. AAPG Bulletin, 104(2), pp. 411-448.  |  Link

• Schmelz, W.J. and Psuty, N.P., 2019. Quantification of Airborne Lidar Accuracy in Coastal Dunes (Fire Island, New York). Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 85(2), pp.133-144.  |  Link

• Miller, K.G., Lombardi, C.J., Browning, J.V., Schmelz, W.J., Gallegos, G., Mountain, G. S., & Baldwin, K. E., 2018. Back To Basics of Sequence Stratigraphy: Early Miocene and mid-Cretaceous Examples from the New Jersey Paleoshelf. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 88(1), 148-176.  |  Link

• Psuty N.P., Schmelz W.J., Habeck A.S., 2018. Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network geomorphological monitoring protocol: Part III – coastal landform elevation models. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2018/1712. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page  |  Full-resolution PDF  |  Link

• Psuty, N.P., Ames, K., Habeck, A., & Schmelz, W.J. (2017). Responding to coastal change: Creation of a regional approach to monitoring and management, northeastern region, USA. Ocean & Coastal Management.  |  Link

• Psuty, N.P., Schmelz, W.J., Spahn, A., & Greenberg, J. (2016). Geotemporal vectors of coastal geomorphological change interacting with National Park Service management policy at Great Kills Park, Gateway National Recreation Area, USA. Geomorphology, 252, 5-16.  |  Link

• Psuty, N.P., Spahn, A., Silveira, T.M., & Schmelz, W.J (2014). Sediment budget as a driver for sediment management at Plumb Beach, New York, USA: vectors of change and impacts. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 18(5), 515-528.  |  Link

Meetings / Abstracts

• Schmelz, W. J., Miller, K. G., Kopp, R. E., and Wright, J. D., 2026. Bayesian Reconstruction of Cenozoic Deep-sea Temperature, Ice Volume, and Milankovitch-scale Sea-level Variability: Enhancing Pacific Estimates of Benthic Foraminiferal δ¹⁸O Using Gaussian Process Priors and the Global CENOGRID Database. GSA Connects 2026, Denver, Colorado, USA, 11–14 October 2026, abstract 270-4.  |  Index page

• Schmelz, W. J., Sherman, D., and Miller, K. G., 2026. Indications of Storm Energy Recorded by Stratigraphic Deposits Generated During Coastal Erosion Events Preserved within a Progradational Stretch of Barrier Beach. GSA Connects 2026, Denver, Colorado, USA, 11–14 October 2026, abstract 44-7, poster 224.  |  Index page

• Ronan Keating, Kenneth G. Miller, W. John Schmelz, James D. Wright (2026). Middle Miocene establishment of modern subpolar North Atlantic surface conditions. FORAMS 2026, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, June 21–26, 2026.  |  Index page

• W. John Schmelz, Ronan Keating, Kenneth G. Miller, James D. Wright, Mitchell Lyle (2026). Bayesian application of integrated stratigraphy to generate probabilistic age models for the Miocene section of a latitudinal transect of North Atlantic sites (558, 563, 608, and 982). FORAMS 2026, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, June 21–26, 2026.  |  Index page

• W. John Schmelz, Kenneth G. Miller, James V. Browning, Robert E. Kopp, James D. Wright (2026). Bayesian reconstruction of Cenozoic temperature and sea-level variability from high-resolution benthic foraminiferal δ18O and Mg/Ca records. FORAMS 2026, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, June 21–26, 2026.  |  Index page

• Wright, J. D., Slowey, N. C., Isola, J. I., Abbasian, M., Miller, K. G., Schmelz, W., & Mountain, G. S. (2025). The influence of Atlantic gateways on Miocene deep-water circulation in the South Atlantic Ocean. AGU Fall Meeting 2025, abstract PP44A-06.

• Schmelz, W., Keating, R., Miller, K. G., Wright, J. D., & Lyle, M. (2025). Bayesian application of integrated stratigraphy to generate probabilistic age models for the Miocene section of a latitudinal transect of North Atlantic Sites 558, 563, 608, and 982. AGU Fall Meeting 2025, abstract PP31D-1053.

• Miller, K. G., Browning, J. V., Vellekoop, J., Esmerey-Senlet, S., Schmelz, W. J., & Wright, J. D. (2025). Short- and long-term carbon cycle and climate responses due to volcanism, impact, and the aftermath of the Cretaceous/Paleogene mass extinction. GSA Connects 2025, San Antonio, Texas.  |  Abstract

• Skopec, S., Petras, B., Hunt, R., Hershberger, J., Sminchak, J., Gupta, N., Schmelz, W. J., & Miller, K. (2025). Developing CO₂ storage hub scenarios on the offshore East Coast from site selection to 3D modeling. IMAGE 2025: SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting, abstract SEG-2025-4301871.  |  Abstract

• Mountain, G. S., Miller, K. G., Proust, J.-N., Mukhatzhanov, A., Browning, J. V., Schmelz, W., Hesselbo, S. P., Hodgson, D. M., Katz, M. E., Lofi, J., Monteverde, D., & Sugarman, P. J. (2024). Drilling the New Jersey margin to evaluate continental-margin sequences, sea level, and resources. AGU Fall Meeting 2024, abstract PP41C-0332.

• Mukhatzhanov, A., Miller, K. G., Mountain, G. S., Browning, J. V., & Schmelz, W. (2024). Seismic geomorphological analysis of the Miocene paleoshelf offshore New Jersey: Increased shelf incision and slope canyon cutting associated with the Middle Miocene Climate Transition. AGU Fall Meeting 2024, abstract PP41C-0331.

• Steckler, M.S., Hutton, E.W., Schmelz, W.J., Tucker, G.E., 2024. Forward and Inverse Modeling of Stratigraphic Sequences. 2nd Edition: AAPG Geological Process-Based Forward Modeling GTW, Abu Dhabi, UAE.  |  Index page

• Miller, Kenneth G., Browning, James V., Schmelz, W. John, and Wright, James D., 2024. Early Eocene Perspectives on Mesozoic Greenhouse Worlds. Geological Society of America, GSA Connects 2024 meeting, San Diego, CA., October 2024.

• Miller, Kenneth G., Browning, James V., Schmelz, W. John, and Wright, James D., 2024. Cenozoic Time Scale and Sea-level Records: Astrobiogeoclimatomagnetochronology. Geological Society of America, GSA Connects 2024 meeting, San Diego, CA., October 2024.

• Browning, J. V., Miller, K.G., Schmelz, W. J., Sugarman, P.J., 2024. Changing depositional styles in response to climate, sea level, and mantle dynamics: Eocene Sequences on the New Jersey Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America, GSA Connects 2024 meeting, San Diego, CA., October 2024.

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, Kenneth G., Browning, James V., and Kopp, Robert E., 2023. Modeling High-resolution Variation in Cenozoic Deep-sea Paleotemperature and Barystatic Sea Level from Benthic Foraminiferal δ18O and Mg/Ca Data. Geological Society of America, GSA Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, PA., October 2023.

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, Kenneth G., Adams, Alexandra A., Graham, Stephen J., Mountain, Gregory S., Browning, James V., and Baldwin, Kimberly E., 2023. Application of Sequence Stratigraphy to Evaluate and Quantify the Capacity of Offshore CO2 Storage Reservoirs in the Georges Bank Basin. Geological Society of America, GSA Connects 2023 meeting, Pittsburgh, PA., October 2023.

• Mukhatzhanov, A., Mountain, G., Miller, K., Browning, J., and Schmelz, W., 2023. Integrating IODP Expedition 313 with 3D seismic data: Small-scale mass wasting as an important and under-recognized agent in regressive sequence evolution. AGU Fall Meeting 2023.

• Keating, R., Makarova, M., Miller, K.G., Schmelz, W.J., Browning, J.V., Mortlock, R., & Wright, J.D., 2023. Stable Isotope-based Sea Surface Temperature Reconstruction in northern North Atlantic during the Early-Middle Miocene. AGU Fall Meeting 2023.

• Browning, James V., Miller, Kenneth G., and Schmelz, W.J., 2023. Subsurface Distribution of Paleocene to Eocene Lithostratigraphic and Sequence Stratigraphic Units and Benthic foraminiferal biofacies of the New Jersey Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America, GSA Connects 2023 meeting, Pittsburgh, PA., October 2023.

• Kawalec, Jason, Adamo, Lauren N., Schmelz, William, and Ruiz, Paulo, 2023. Development and Morphometric Analysis of High-Resolution Photogrammetric Digital Elevation Models of the Southeastern Parasitic Cones of Barva Volcano. Geological Society of America, GSA Connects 2023 meeting, Pittsburgh, PA., 15 October 2023.

• Miller, Kenneth G., Schmelz, W. John, Browning, James V., Rosenthal, Yair, and Wright, James D., 2023. Global mean and relative sea-level records over the past 66 Myr: Effects of ice volume and mantle dynamic topography. The Geological Society of London, The London sea-level meeting: Sea-level change in the past, present, and future. London, UK, February 2023.  |  Index page

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, K., Mountain, G.S., Steckler, M.S., Kopp, R.E., and Browning, J.V., 2022. Forward Stratigraphic Modeling Experiment to Evaluate the Sensitivity of Passive Margin Stratigraphy to Variations in Sea Level, Sediment Supply, and Subsidence. AGU Fall Meeting 2022.

• Liu, J., Schmelz, W.J., and Miller, K.G., 2022. Characterization of Historical Storm Events from the Stratigraphy of a Modern Barrier Spit Using Ground Penetrating Radar and RTK-GNSS Topography. AGU Fall Meeting 2022.

• Stanley, J.N., Schmelz, W.J., Miller, K.G., and Browning, J.V., 2022. Using Topographical Data and Ground Penetrating Radar to Evaluate Periods of Growth at North Beach, Sandy Hook, New Jersey. 19th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar. Golden, Colorado. June 2022.  |  Index page

• Miller, K.G., Browning, J.V., Schmelz, W.J., Kopp, R.E., Mountain, G.S., Wright, J.D., 2021. A Neogene perspective of Plio-Pleistocene sea-level and cryospheric evolution from deep-sea geochemical and continental margin records. SQS-INQUA GELSTAT symposium, Palermo, September 1-3, 2021.

• Miller, Kenneth, Schmelz, William, Browning, James, Kopp, Robert, Katz, Miriam E., Makarova, Maria, Galochkina, Mariya, Rosenthal, Yair, Falkowski, Paul and Wright, James, Feedbacks Among Carbon Cycle, Sea Level, and Climate over the Past 66 Million Years. Geological Society of America, GSA Connects 2021, Portland, OR. October 2021.  |  Abstract

• Miller, K., Browning, J., Schmelz, W. J., Kopp, R., Mountain, G., and Wright, J., 2020. Cenozoic sea-level and cryospheric evolution from deep-sea geochemical and continental margin records, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, May 2020, EGU2020-10017.

• Schmelz, W.J., Spector, A., Adamo, L.N., Rowan, C.M., and Miller, K., 2020, December. Using low-cost Arduino based GNSS boards to collect centimeter accurate topography from drone orthophotography. In AGU Fall Meeting 2020. AGU.

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, Kenneth G., Kopp, Robert E., Mountain, Gregory S. and Browning, James V., 2020. Statistical Modeling to Measure the Influence of Mantle Dynamic Topography on Cenozoic Mid-Atlantic Margin Sea-level Records. Geological Society of America, 2020 GSA Annual Meeting, October 2020.  |  Abstract

• Stanley, J.N., Schmelz, W.J., Miller, Kenneth G., Browning, James V., 2020. Preliminary Sub-surface Investigation at Sandy Hook, New Jersey Using Ground Penetrating Radar from Dune to Swash. Geological Society of America, 2020 GSA Annual Meeting, October 2020.  |  Abstract

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, K.G., Mountain, G.S., Baldwin, K., Jordan, L. and Browning, J.V., 2019. Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Baltimore Canyon trough: Implications for evaluating the distribution of offshore carbon storage reservoirs. AGU Fall Meeting 2019, San Francisco, CA. December 2019.  |  Abstract

• Miller, Kenneth G., Browning, J.V., Kopp, R.E., Schmelz, W.J., Wright, J.D., 2019. Global Mean Sea-level and Cryospheric Evolution from Deep-sea δ18O and Continental Margin Records: Hothouse, Cool Greenhouse, and Icehouse Worlds. AGU Fall Meeting 2019, San Francisco, CA. December 2019.  |  Abstract

• Miller, Kenneth G., Schmelz, W.J., Browning, J.V., Wright, J.D., 2018. Influence of global mean sea level and mantle dynamic topography variations on passive-aggressive continental margins. Conjugate Margins Conference 2018, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. August 2018.  |  Abstract

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, K.G., and Mountain, G.S., 2018. Numerically modelling Miocene stratigraphic sequences on the New Jersey shelf. Conjugate Margins Conference 2018, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. August 2018.  |  Abstract

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, Kenneth G., Mountain, Gregory S. and Browning, James V., 2018. Revised Stratigraphic Synthesis of the Baltimore Canyon Trough: Implications for Reservoir Identification and Analysis. AAPG, AAPG ACE 2018, Salt Lake City, UT. May 2018.  |  Abstract

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, Kenneth G., Mountain, Gregory S. and Browning, James V., 2017. Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of Cretaceous Strata in the Southern Baltimore Canyon Trough: an Integration of Geological and Geophysical Data. Geological Society of America, 2017 GSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. October 2017.  |  Abstract

• Schmelz, W.J., Miller, Kenneth G., Mountain, Gregory S. and Browning, James V., 2017. Cretaceous Sedimentation Patterns in the Southern Baltimore Canyon Trough: Correlating the Maryland Coastal Plain to the Continental Rise. Geological Society of America, 2017 GSA Southeastern Section Annual Meeting, Richmond, VA. March 2017.  |  Abstract

• Greenberg, J., W.J. Schmelz, K. Ames, A. Spahn, N.P. Psuty (2016). Spatial and Temporal Metrics of Sediment Mobility at Plumb Beach, New York City, 2012–2015. Geological Society of America, GSA Northeastern Section Meeting, Albany, NY, March 2016.

• Ames, K., J. Greenberg, W. Schmelz, A. Spahn, N. Psuty (2016). Metrics of storm impacts and recovery in Fort Tilden, Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. The Geological Society of America Northeastern Section 51st Annual Meeting, Albany, NY, March 21-23, 2016.

• Psuty, N., W. Schmelz, K. Ames, A. Spahn, J. Greenberg (2016). Geomorphological map of the glacial and estuarine topography of the William Floyd Estate. 10th Biennial Fire Island National Seashore Science Conference, Patchogue, NY, April 22–23, 2016.  |  Index page

• Greenberg, J., K. Ames, W. Schmelz, A. Spahn, N. Psuty (2016). Monitoring and evaluation of recovery and resilience: Dune-beach geomorphology of Breezy Point Tip and West Pond, Jamaica Bay. 2016 State of the Bay Symposium, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, June 16, 2016.  |  Index page

• Psuty, N., W. Schmelz, T. Silveira, A. Spahn, K. Ames, D. Skidds, J. Greenberg (2016). Coastal geomorphological monitoring in Federal holdings as a contribution to a regional database. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, September 25–28, 2016.

• Schmelz, W.J., Spahn, A., Ames, K., Greenberg, J., Haussner, E., Endicott, M., and Psuty, N. P., 2016. Monitoring Coastal Geomorphology through Volumetric Quantifications of Topographical Change: Establishment of a Regional Protocol, Geological Society of America, GSA Annual Meeting 2016, Denver, Co. September 2016.  |  Abstract

• Schmelz, W.J., Greenberg, J., Beal, I., Psuty, N.P. Comparative Analysis of Geomorphological Maps to Generate Metrics of Change Caused by Hurricane Sandy on Fire Island. 10th Biennial Science Conference, Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue, NY. April 2016.  |  Index page

• Schmelz, W.J., Psuty, N.P., Spahn, A., The Intersection of Measurement Accuracy and Process Scales in the LiDAR Based Quantification of Coastal Geomorphological Change. 10th Biennial Science Conference, Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue, NY. April 2016.  |  Index page

• Greenberg, J., K. Ames, W. Schmelz, A. Spahn, N. Psuty (2015). Coastal geomorphological vectors of change: Application of monitoring protocols in Parks and Refuges. Northeastern Section Meeting, Geological Society of America, Bretton Woods, NH, March 23-25, 2015.

• Psuty, N., J. Greenberg, W. Schmelz, I. Beal, K. Ames, A. Spahn (2015). Monitoring and evaluation of restoration and resilience: Jamaica Bay Unit shoreline and geomorphology. Symposium on Ecosystem Resilience Research in Jamaica Bay, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, November 15, 2015.  |  Index page

• Psuty, N.P., W. Schmelz, J. Greenberg, I. Beal, A. Spahn (2015). Geomorphological Maps as a Tool to Track Change: Metrics of Impacts of Hurricane Sandy at Fire Island National Seashore. Geological Society of America, GSA Annual Meeting 2015, Baltimore, MD, November 2015.  |  Index page

• Schmelz, W.J., Silveira, T., Beal, I., Greenberg, J., Spahn, A., Ames, K., and Psuty, N. P. Trends of Dune Crest Displacement 1976-2012, Fire Island, New York, Geological Society of America, GSA Annual Meeting 2015, Baltimore, MD. November 2015.  |  Abstract
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• Schmelz, W.J., Spahn, A., Ames, K., Greenberg, J., Beal, I., and Psuty, N. P. Interactions of Sediment Supply and Coastal Topography at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. (Gateway National Recreation Area). Geological Society of America, GSA Annual Meeting 2015, Baltimore, MD. November 2015.  |  Abstract
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• Psuty, N. P., Schmelz, W., Greenberg, J., Beal, I. 2015. Displacement and Recovery: The Post-Hurricane Sandy Geomorphological Evolution of the Fort Tilden Site, Gateway National Recreation Area. Geological Society of America, GSA Annual Meeting 2015, Baltimore, MD. November 2015.  |  Index page

• Psuty, N. P., Schmelz, W., Greenberg, J., Beal, I., Spahn, A., Ames, K. 2015. Geomorphological Maps Incorporating Impacts of Hurricane Sandy at Fire Island National Seashore, Gateway National Recreation Area, and Assateague Island National Seashore: Research and Management Applications. Geological Society of America, GSA Annual Meeting 2015, Baltimore, MD. November 2015.  |  Index page

• Psuty, N. P., Schmelz, W., Spahn, A., Greenberg, J., and Beal, I. 2015. Metrics of Dune-Beach System Evolution, Gateway National Recreation Area: Responding to Superstorm Sandy. George Wright Society, George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. Sacramento, CA. March 2015.  |  Index page

• Schmelz, W., Beal, I., Greenberg, J., Spahn, A., and Psuty, N. P. 2015. Investigating the Efficacy to Measure Topographical Change in Coastal Dunes (Fire Island, NY). Geological Society of America Northeastern Sectional 2015 Annual Meeting, Bretton Woods, NH. March 2015.

• Schmelz, W., Beal, I., Greenberg, J., Spahn, A., and Psuty, N. P. 2015. Conceptual Basis for Mapping Geomorphological Evolution in Coastal Parks. George Wright Society, George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. Sacramento, CA. March 2015.  |  Index page

• Greenberg, J., Schmelz, W., Beal, I., Spahn, A., and Psuty, N. P. 2015. Multi-dimensional Topographical Monitoring in Coastal Parks and Refuges. George Wright Society, George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. Sacramento, CA. March 2015.  |  Index page

• Beal, I., Schmelz, W., Greenberg, J., Spahn, A., and Psuty, N. P. 2015. George Wright Society, George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. Sacramento, CA. March 2015.

• Psuty, N., A. Spahn, W. Schmelz, J. Greenberg, I. Beal (2014). Monitoring and evaluation of restoration and resilience: Dune-beach geomorphology, Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Brooklyn College, Broadway Office, Brooklyn, NY, September 23, 2014.  |  Index page

• Psuty, N. P., Spahn, A., and Schmelz, W. 2014. Geomorphological Response to Extreme Events, Great Kills Park, Gateway NRA. 2014 AAG Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, April 2014.  |  Index page

• Psuty, N. P., Schmelz, W. J., Spahn, A. 2014. Landform Evolution as the Conceptual Basis for the Geomorphological Map of Fire Island. Fire Island National Seashore – 9th Biennial Science Conference, Patchogue, NY, March 28, 2014. Oral presentation and poster presentation.  |  Index page

• Psuty, N. P., Schmelz, W., Patel, M., Hudacek, W., McLoughlin, S., Freeman, J., Robertson, W., and Towle, M. 2013. Geomorphological Mapping in the Coastal Parks: Application of the Conceptual Basis of Landform Evolution. Geological Society of America, 2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver: 125th Anniversary of GSA, Denver, October 2013.

• Carvajal, C., Fullmer, R., Spahn, A., Schmelz, W., and Psuty, N.P. 2013. Coastal Topographical Change Analyses Associated With Superstorm Sandy at Miller Field, Staten Island, New York. Geological Society of America, 2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver: 125th Anniversary of GSA, Denver, October 2013.

• Fullmer, R., Carvajal, C., Schmelz, W., Spahn, A., and Psuty, N.P. 2013. The Effects of Superstorm Sandy on Coastal Morphology: Great Kills, Staten Island, New York. Geological Society of America, 2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver: 125th Anniversary of GSA, Denver, October 2013.

Technical reports

• Gupta, N., Sminchak, J.R., Skopec, S., Petras, B., Dickson, D., Hunt, R., Hershberger, J., Turney, J., Albert, J., Schmelz, W.J., Elam, D., & Bachand, K. (2026). Exploring Offshore Regional Atlantic Carbon Storage and Infrastructure for Eastern USA (EXPLORE-ACS): Final Technical Report. Battelle Memorial Institute for the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, DOE Award No. DE-FE0032407.  |  Link

• Kelley, M., Mawalkar, S., Ganesh, P.R., Skopec, S., Greb, S., Sparks, T., Hershberger, J., James, D., Bopp, C., Lasemi, Y., Leetaru, H., Carter, K., Harrison, W., Pool, S., McDonald, J., Schmelz, W.J., Clark, R., Carpenter, S., Hickman, J., Moore, J., Lewis, E., Dinterman, P., Vance, T., Daft, G., Cooney, M., Anthony, R., Woodward, C., Schmid, K., Haagsma, A., Conner, A., Miller, K.G., Douds, A., Beckham-Feller, V., & Solis, M. (2025). MRCI Subtask 2.1: Defining Sub-Regional Carbon Storage Systems—Final Technical Summary Report. Technical report prepared for the Midwest Regional Carbon Initiative (MRCI), Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Greb, S., Kelley, M., Leetaru, H., Carter, K., Harrison, W., Pool, S., Moore, J., McDonald, J., Schmelz, W.J., Sparks, T., Clark, R., Gupta, N., & Greenberg, S. (2022). Midwest Regional Carbon Initiative Technical Status Report: Defining Sub-Regional CS/CUS Systems. Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio.  |  Index page

• Miller, K.G., Stanley, J.N., Schmelz, W.J., & Browning, J.V. (2022). GPR Imagery of the Navesink and Hornerstown Formations at the Search Farm Site in Upper Freehold Township, NJ.  |  Index page

• Neeraj Gupta, Ken Miller, John Schmelz, Kim Baldwin, Isis Fukai (2020). Characterization of Carbon Sequestration Targets of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain and Adjacent Offshore Region. Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Dinterman, P., Greb, S.F., Lewis, J.E., Schmelz, W.J., Sparks, T.N., Solis, M.P., Medina, C., Carter, K.M., Barnes, D.A., Harper, J.A., Harrison, W.B., Moore, J.P., Miller, K.G., Hickman, J., Riley, R.A., McDowell, R., Rupp, J., and Browning, J.V. (2021). Regional Geologic Cross Sections for Potential Storage and Containment Zones in the MRCSP Region. MRCSP topical report prepared for DOE-NETL project DE-FC26-05NT42589, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH.  |  Link

• Baldwin, K., Fukai, I., Miller, K., and Schmelz, W. (2020). Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain and Adjacent Offshore Region: Characterization of Carbon Storage Targets, MRCSP topical report prepared for DOE-NETL project DE-FC26-05NT42589, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Butler K, Ames K, Habeck A, Schmelz WJ. (2018). Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network topographical change (3D) monitoring: 2016-2017 report for Great Kills, Staten Island Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/NCBN/NRDS—2018/1187. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, McLoughlin S, Schmelz W, Robertson W, Spahn A. (2018). Development of the geomorphological map for Gateway National Recreation Area: Principal characteristics and components. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2018/1600. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page  |  Full-resolution PDF  |  Link

• Psuty NP, Schmelz W, Spahn A. (2018). Development of the geomorphological map for William Floyd Estate – a unit of the Fire Island National Seashore: Principal characteristics and components. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2018/1593. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Beal I, Schmelz W, Spahn A. (2018). Development of a geomorphological map of Assateague Island National Seashore: Principal characteristics and components. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2018/1592. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page  |  Full-resolution PDF  |  Link

• Psuty NP, Ames K, Habeck A, Haussner E, Schmelz WJ, Butler K, Greenberg J. (2017). Metrics of resilience and recovery in Plumb Beach, 2013-2016: Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2017/1559. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Ames K, Habeck A, Haussner E, Schmelz WJ, Butler K, Greenberg J. (2017). Metrics of resilience and recovery in Roxbury Cove, 2015-2016: Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2017/1560. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Ames K, Habeck A, Haussner E, Schmelz WJ, Blum J, Butler K, Greenberg J. (2017). Metrics of resilience and recovery in Floyd Bennett Field West, 2014-2016: Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2017/1557. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Ames K, Habeck A, Haussner E, Schmelz WJ, Greenberg J. (2017). Metrics of resilience and recovery in Fort Tilden, 2014-2016: Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2017/1527. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Patel M, Ames K, Habeck A, Haussner E, Schmelz WJ, Blum J, Greenberg J. (2017). Metrics of resilience and recovery in Riding Academy North & South, 2014-2016: Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2017/1539. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Patel M, Ames K, Habeck A, Haussner E, Schmelz WJ, Butler K, Greenberg J. (2017). Metrics of resilience and recovery in West Pond South, 2014-2016: Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2017/1507. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Ames K, Habeck A, Haussner E, Schmelz WJ, Butler K, Greenberg J. (2017). Metrics of resilience and recovery in Floyd Bennett Field North, 2014-2016: Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2017/1506. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Ames K, Habeck A, Haussner E, Schmelz WJ, Butler K, Greenberg J. (2017). Metrics of resilience and recovery in Breezy Point Tip, 2015-2016: Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2017/1515. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Ames K, Habeck A, Haussner E, Schmelz WJ, Butler K, Greenberg J. (2017). Metrics of resilience and recovery in Floyd Bennett Field South, 2014-2016: Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2017/1517. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Schmelz W, Greenberg J, Beal I, Spahn A. (2017). Development of the geomorphological map of Fire Island National Seashore (post-Hurricane Sandy) and metrics of change. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2017/1420. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page  |  Full-resolution PDF  |  Link

• Psuty NP, Schmelz W, Greenberg J, Spahn A. (2017). Development of the geomorphological map for Gateway National Recreation Area (post-Hurricane Sandy): (1) Principal characteristics and components and (2) metrics of change. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2017/1416. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page  |  Full-resolution PDF  |  Link

• Psuty NP, Hudacek W, Schmelz W, Spahn A. (2016). Development of the Geomorphological Map for Governors Island, Ellis Island, and Liberty Island, Upper New York Bay: Principal characteristics and components. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2016/1346. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page  |  Full-resolution PDF  |  Link

• Psuty NP, McDermott J, Hudacek W, Gagnon J, Towle M, Robertson W, Spahn A, Patel M, Schmelz W. (2016). Development of the geomorphological map for Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Principal characteristics and components. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2016/1348. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page  |  Full-resolution PDF  |  Link

• Psuty NP, Schmelz W, Towle M, Spahn A. (2016). Shoreline change monitoring at Gateway National Recreation Area: 2007–2012 trend report. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/NCBN/NRDS—2016/1030. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Schmelz W, Spahn A, Riddell D, Ames K, Nicholas K. (2016). Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network shoreline position (1D) and coastal topographic (2D) change monitoring: 2013-2014 annual summary report for Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/NCBN/NRDS—2016/1000. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Schmelz W, Spahn A. (2016). Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network shoreline position (1D) and coastal topographic (2D) change monitoring: 2014-2015 annual summary report for Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/NCBN/NRDS—2016/1003. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Schmelz W, Spahn A. (2015). Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network coastal topographic change monitoring: 2010-2011 annual data summary report for Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/NCBN/NRDS—2015/993. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Schmelz W, Carvajal CP, Spahn A. (2015). Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network coastal topographic change monitoring: 2011-2012 annual data summary report for Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/NCBN/NRDS—2015/994. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Schmelz W, Spahn A, Riddell D, Ames K, Nicholas K. (2015). Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network shoreline position (1D) and coastal topographic (2D) change monitoring: 2012-2013 annual data summary report for Gateway National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/NCBN/NRDS—2015/992. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty NP, Patel M, Freeman J, Schmelz W, Robertson W, Spahn A. (2015). Development of the geomorphological map for Fire Island National Seashore: Principal characteristics and components. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR—2015/941. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page  |  Full-resolution PDF  |  Link

• Psuty, N. P, A. Spahn, R. Fullmer, C. Carvajal, and W. Schmelz, 2013. Geomorphological Site and Situation: Miller Field, Great Kills 2, and Fort Wadsworth. National Park Service, Ft. Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page

• Psuty, N. P, A. Spahn, R. Fullmer, C. Carvajal, and W. Schmelz, 2013. Staten Island Unit Revegetation Considerations, Gateway National Recreation Area. National Park Service, Ft. Collins, Colorado.  |  Index page

Geospatial datasets

• Fukai, I., Baldwin, KE., Miller, KG., and Schmelz, WJ. Characterization of Carbon Sequestration Targets of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain and Adjacent Offshore Region (2020).  |  Link  |  Index page

• Psuty, N.P., Schmelz, W.J., Greenberg, J., Beal, I. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Post-Hurricane Sandy (2015) Geomorphological Map of Fire Island National Seashore and Vicinity, New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, FIIS, FIIS post-Hurricane Sandy digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., Patel, M., Freeman, J., Schmelz, W.J., Robertson, W. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Pre-Hurricane Sandy Geomorphological Map of Fire Island National Seashore and Vicinity, New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, FIIS, FIIS pre-Hurricane Sandy digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., McLoughlin, S.M., Schmelz, W.J. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Pre-Hurricane Sandy Geomorphological-GIS Map of the Gateway National Recreation Area: Sandy Hook, Jamaica Bay and Staten Island Units, New Jersey and New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, GATE, GATE digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., Schmelz, W.J., Greenberg, J. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Post-Hurricane Sandy (2015) Geomorphological-GIS Map of the Gateway National Recreation Area: Sandy Hook, Jamaica Bay and Staten Island Units, New Jersey and New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, GATE, GATE digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., McLoughlin, S.M., Schmelz, W.J. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Pre-Hurricane Sandy Geomorphological-GIS Map of the Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey (NPS, GRD, GRI, GATE, SAHO digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., Schmelz, W.J., Greenberg, J. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Post-Hurricane Sandy (2015) Geomorphological-GIS Map of the Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey (NPS, GRD, GRI, GATE, SAHO digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., Schmelz, W.J., Greenberg, J. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Post-Hurricane Sandy (2015) Geomorphological-GIS Map of the Jamaica Bay Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area, New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, GATE, JABA digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., McLoughlin, S.M., Schmelz, W.J. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Pre-Hurricane Sandy Geomorphological-GIS Map of the Staten Island Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area, New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, GATE, STIS digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., Schmelz, W.J., Greenberg, J. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Post-Hurricane Sandy (2015) Geomorphological-GIS Map of the Staten Island Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area, New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, GATE, STIS digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., Schmelz, W.J. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Geomorphological Map of the William Floyd Estate, Fire Island National Seashore, New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, FIIS, WIFE digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., Hudacek, W., Schmelz, W.J. and Spahn, A. (2016). Digital Geomorphological-GIS Map of the New York Harbor Islands (Governors, Ellis and Liberty Islands), New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, GATE, NYIS digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record

• Psuty, N.P., McDermott, J., Hudacek, W., Gagnon, J., Towle, M., Robertson, W., Spahn, A., Patel, M. and Schmelz, W.J. (2016). Digital geomorphologic-GIS map of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and vicinity, New York (NPS, GRD, GRI, SAHI, SAHI_geomorphology digital map). National Park Service Geologic Resources Inventory Program.   |  Index page  |  NPS record