Shoreline for the Timbalier Islands, 1887

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Originator: Jamey M. Reid
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: Shoreline for the Timbalier Islands, 1887
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds79>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: J.M. Reid
Originator: V. Cross
Originator: C. Polloni
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
Coastal Erosion and Wetland Change in Louisiana: Selected USGS Products
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-79
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds79>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Coastal Research Laboratory in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of New Orleans (UNO) and the Center for Coastal Energy and Environmental Resources at Louisiana State University (LSU), is investigating the processes of coastal erosion and wetland loss in Louisiana (Sallenger and others, 1987; Sallenger and Williams 1989; Penland and others, 1992).

Building on the USGS Louisiana Barrier Island Study (Williams and others, 1992), this data layer depicts the shoreline as it stood in 1887.

The Timbalier Islands are located about 100 km south-southwest of New Orleans. This barrier island shoreline is 30 km long and extends east from Cat Island Pass to Raccoon Pass. The Timbalier Islands represent a flanking barrier island system developed from the reworking and erosion of an abandoned distributary of the Lafourche delta complex within the Mississippi River delta plain (Penland and others, 1988). Island evolution is driven by predominant longshore sediment transport and storm overwash, causing the island arc to migrate to the north and west. The present configuration of the Timbalier Islands consists of Timbalier Island to the west, Timbalier Shoal, and East Timbalier Island to the east. Timbalier Shoal, located between the two islands within Little Pass Timbalier, is a transient area of moving sand, which is subaerial for some periods of measurement. The Gulf shoreline of East Timbalier Island has been armored by a rock seawall with a second seawall constructed landward in an attempt to protect oil and gas facilities on the bayside.

In order to quantify shoreline changes since January 21, 1988, new vertical aerial mapping photography was acquired on December 9, 1996 The methods and transects used by McBride and others (1992) were used to insure data compatibility of the new measurements and analysis

Purpose:
To release data that was originally intended to be published in a paper atlas in a digital format.

To up-date the shoreline change analysis by McBride and others (1992) and Penland and others (1998) for Timbalier Island to 1996.

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Calendar_Date: 1887
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.476599
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.258948
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.075174
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.035965
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Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: University of New Orleans
Theme_Keyword: Louisiana State University
Theme_Keyword: barrier island
Theme_Keyword: aerial mapping
Theme_Keyword: aerial mapping photography
Theme_Keyword: coastal erosion
Theme_Keyword: coastal erosion processes
Theme_Keyword: shoreline change
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Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Timbalier Islands
Place_Keyword: Terrebonne Parish
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
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Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
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Contact_Organization: University of New Orleans
Contact_Person: Paul Connor, Jr
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Address:
Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Pontchartrain Institute, CRM Bldg. Room 343
Address: 2045 Lakeshore Drive
City: New Orleans
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70148
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (504) 280-1030
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (504) 280-4022
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pfconnor@crl.uno.edu
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Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid
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Address: Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 025453-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x 2204
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jreid@usgs.gov
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Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 457-2204
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Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
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Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 457-2383
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jwilliams@usgs.gov
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Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, express or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.
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Metadata_Date: 20030725
Metadata_Contact:
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Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Jamey M. Reid
Contact_Position: IT Specialist (Data Management)
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 025453-1598
Country: USA
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