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Geomorphic Process from Topographic Form—Data & Models

Geomorphic process from topographic form along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon using an automated workflow with a Python script and fuzzy inference system

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2002
Time Period
2009
Time Period
2013
Time Period
2016

Citation

Kasprak, Alan, Caster, Joshua, Sankey, Joel, and Bangen, Sara, 2017, Geomorphic Process Topographic Form, Colorado River, Grand Canyon—Data & Models: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F73776X6.

Summary

These data were used for the development and validation of the automated workflow for mechanistic segregation of geomorphic transport mechanisms presented in the manuscript "Geomorphic Process from Topographic Form: Automating the Interpretation of Repeat Survey Data in River Valleys." These data include (1) raster digital surface models from 2002, 2009, and 2013 of seven sites along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon and associated digital elevation models of difference (DoDs), (2) landscape information for each of the seven sites as vector polygons, including the site extent, area of bare sediment, flood inundation extent, and area of vegtation, (3) the locations of 113 field validation points used to assess the accuracy of the automated [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alan Kasprak
Originator :
Alan Kasprak, Joshua Caster, Joel Sankey, Sara Bangen
Metadata Contact :
Terence Arundel
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center

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Purpose

These data provide the software and input datasets required to complete the automated mechanistic segregation as described in the manuscript “Geomorphic Process from Topographic Form: Automating the Interpretation of Repeat Survey Data in River Valleys” by Alan Kasprak, Joshua Caster, Sara Bangen, and Joel Sankey. The database also contains the location and results from field visits to validation points at seven sites in Grand Canyon used to assess the accuracy of the landscape-based approach (LBA) and the digital elevation models (DoDs) of diļ¬€erence-based approach (DBA) predictions in the workflow.

Rights

The authors of these data require that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS or the U.S. Government shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/F73776X6

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