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Mean tidal range of marsh units in eastern Long Island salt marsh complex, New York

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2020

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Welk, R.J., Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2020, Coastal wetlands of eastern Long Island, New York: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P91H426U.

Summary

This data release contains coastal wetland synthesis products for the geographic region of eastern Long Island, New York, including the north and south forks, Gardiners Island, and Fishers Island. Metrics for resiliency, including unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR), marsh elevation, and mean tidal range, are calculated for smaller units delineated from a Digital Elevation Model, providing the spatial variability of physical factors that influence wetland health. Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, the U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers [...]

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Robert J Welk
Originator :
Robert J Welk, Zafer Defne, Neil Kamal Ganju
Metadata Contact :
Robert J Welk
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U.S. Geological Survey
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U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Purpose

The purpose of this shapefile is to calculate mean tidal range in each marsh unit. Analysis of mean tidal range is part of a comprehensive assessment to identify the factors and their weights in determining the vulnerability and resiliency of salt marshes. Biomass production is positively correlated with mean tidal range in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States of America. Recent studies support the idea that enhanced stability of the marshes can be attributed to increased vegetative growth due to increased tidal range. This dataset displays the spatial variation of mean tidal range (i.e. Mean Range of Tides, MN) in the eastern Long Island salt marsh complex. MN was based on the calculated difference in height between mean high water (MHW) and mean low water (MLW) using the VDatum (v3.5) database ( http://vdatum.noaa.gov/ ).
Mean tidal range of marsh units overlaying ESRI basemap
Mean tidal range of marsh units overlaying ESRI basemap

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