Dune Morphology Data for the National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards: Gulf of Mexico
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- Citation:
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- Originator: Kara S. Doran
- Originator: Hilary F. Stockdon
- Originator: David S. Thompson
- Originator: Kristin S. Sopkin
- Originator: Nathaniel G. Plant
- Originator: Asbury H. Sallenger
- Publication_Date: 20120501
- Title:
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Dune Morphology Data for the National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards: Gulf of Mexico
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1084/>
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Hilary Stockdon, U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 20120501
- Title:
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National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards: Gulf of Mexico
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: USGS Open File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2012-1084
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1084/>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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These data sets contain information on dune morphology as determine from
lidar survey data. The data was used to determine coastal erosion
hazards for sandy beaches along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coastline. The
analysis is based on a storm-impact scaling model that uses observations
of beach morphology combined with sophisticated hydrodynamic models to
predict how the coast will respond to the direct landfall of category
1-5 hurricanes. Hurricane-induced water levels, due to both surge and
waves, are compared to beach and dune elevations to determine the
probabilities of three types of coastal change: collision (dune
erosion), overwash, and inundation. As new beach morphology observations
and storm predictions become available, this analysis will be updated
to describe how coastal vulnerability to storms will vary in the future.
The data presented here include the dune morphology observations, as
derived from lidar surveys.
- Purpose:
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Data on dune morphology that was used to determine the probability of hurricane induced erosion hazards.
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- Calendar_Date: 20120501
- Currentness_Reference: Publication date
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.303963
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.946792
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.321706
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.942596
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
- Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
- Theme_Keyword: USGS
- Theme_Keyword: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
- Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
- Theme_Keyword: CMGP
- Theme_Keyword: SPCMSC
- Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1084
- Theme_Keyword: OFR 2012-1084
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: coastal
- Theme_Keyword: elevation
- Theme_Keyword: environment
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
- Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
- Place_Keyword: Texas
- Place_Keyword: Louisiana
- Place_Keyword: Alabama
- Place_Keyword: Mississippi
- Place_Keyword: Florida
- Place_Keyword: U.S. Gulf Coast
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originators of the data in future products or derivative research.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Person: Kara S. Doran
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 600 4th Street South
- City: Saint Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-803-8747
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-803-2030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kdoran@usgs.gov
- Data_Set_Credit:
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Lidar data were obtained from U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, and Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.
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Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.4.4000
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.
- Completeness_Report:
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These data include dune morphology data used to generate predictions of
hurricane-induced erosion. Elevation data from lidar surveys are not
included. Predicted hurricane wave and water level predictions are not
included, but can be obtained from the online report.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Horizontal accuracy has not been estimated and is dependent on the
positional accuracy of the lidar data, which is estimated to be within 1
meter.
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Vertical accuracy has not been estimated and is dependent on the
positional accuracy of the lidar data. Estimated accuracy of lidar
surveys are +/- 15 centimeters. However, vertical accuracies may vary
based on the type of terrain (for example, inaccuracies may increase as
slope increases or with the presence of extremely dense vegetation) and
the accuracy of the GPS and aircraft-attitude measurements.
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- Originator: Brock, J.C.
- Publication_Date: 20080425
- Title: EAARL Topography - Padre Island National Seashore
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- Series_Name: USGS Open File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2007-1431
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- Beginning_Date: 20050929
- Ending_Date: 20051002
- Source_Currentness_Reference: The date when lidar surveys were collected.
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: OFR 2007-1431
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A lidar survey that was used to estimate dune morphology variables.
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- Originator: Bonisteel-Cormier, J.M.
- Publication_Date: 20110128
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EAARL Topography - Eastern Louisiana Barrier Islands, Post-Hurricane Gustav, 2008: First Surface
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- Series_Name: USGS Data Series
- Issue_Identification: 560
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- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DS 560
- Source_Contribution:
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A lidar survey that was used to estimate dune morphology variables.
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Bonisteel-Cormier, J.M.
- Publication_Date: 20110128
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EAARL Topography - Mississippi and Alabama Barrier Islands, Post-Hurricane Gustav, 2008
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- Series_Name: USGS Data Series
- Issue_Identification: 556
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/556/>
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- Calendar_Date: 20080908
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- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DS 556
- Source_Contribution:
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A lidar survey that was used to estimate dune morphology variables.
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: Unpublished data
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- Beginning_Date: 20050927
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- Source_Currentness_Reference: The date when lidar surveys were collected.
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS-Unpub
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Unpublished lidar surveys that were used to estimate dune morphology
variables. Surveys included the dates: Mar 9th - 11th 2008, Jun 25th -
26th 2008, Se 8th 2008, Sep 17th 2008, Jun 27th - 29th 2007, and Sep
27th - Oct 2nd 2005.
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- Originator: U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
- Publication_Date: Unpublished data
- Title: Compact Hydrographic Airborne Rapid Total Survey (CHARTS)
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- Beginning_Date: 20041101
- Ending_Date: 20060610
- Source_Currentness_Reference: The date when lidar surveys were collected.
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE CHARTS
- Source_Contribution:
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Lidar surveys that were used to estimate dune morphology variables.
Surveys include the dates: Nov 11th - Dec 31st, 2004 and May 28th - June
10th, 2006
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
- Publication_Date: Unpublished data
- Title: Airborne Laser Terrain Mapper (ALTM) data
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- Calendar_Date: 20000821
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- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ALTM
- Source_Contribution:
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Lidar survey that was used to estimate dune morphology variables.
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Elevation data from lidar surveys were interpolated in MATLAB to a
gridded domain that was rotated parallel to the shoreline and had a
resolution of 10 m in the longshore direction and 2.5 m in the
cross-shore direction. The interpolation method applies spatial
filtering with a Hanning window that is twice as wide as the grid
resolution. Dune morphology data are extracted from the elevation grid
in MATLAB and exported into ArcGIS format.
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: OFR 2007-1431
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DS 560
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DS 556
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS-Unpub
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE CHARTS
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ALTM
- Process_Date: 2011
- Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GOM_Dune_Crest
- Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GOM_Dune_Toe
- Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: GOM_Slope
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Person: Kara S. Doran
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 600 4th Street South
- City: Saint Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-803-8747
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-803-2030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kdoran@usgs.gov
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- Entity_Type_Label: GOM_Dune_Crest
- Entity_Type_Definition: Elevation estimates of the dune crest calculated from available lidar data, including RMS (root mean square) error.
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- Attribute_Label: FID
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
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- Attribute_Label: DHIGH
- Attribute_Definition: Elevation of dune crest in meters NAVD88.
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- Entity_Type_Label: GOM_Dune_Toe
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- Attribute_Label: FID
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Entity_Type_Label: GOM_Slope
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: SLOPE
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Three spatial data sets describing dune morphology: GOM_Dune_Crest
provides details on the elevation of the dune crest; GOM_Dune_Toe
povides details on the elevation of the dune toe; GOM_Slope provides
details on the dune slope.
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Stockdon, H.F., Doran, K.J., Thompson, D.M., Sopkin, K.L., Plant, N.G.,
and Sallenger, A.H., 2012, National assessment of hurricane-induced
coastal erosion hazards—Gulf of Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File
Report 2012–1084, 51 p.
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Person: Kara S. Doran
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 600 4th Street Sourth
- City: Saint Petersburg
- State_or_Province: FL
- Postal_Code: 33701
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-803-8747
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-8032030
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kdoran@usgs.gov
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