Skip to main content

Unvegetated to Vegetated Ratio (UVVR) of the U.S. coastal wetlands: UVVR based on masked multiyear-composite computed from Landsat data (2014 - 2018)

Dates

Publication Date

Citation

Couvillion, B.R., Ganju, N.K., and Defne, Z., 2021, An Unvegetated to Vegetated Ratio (UVVR) for coastal wetlands of the Conterminous United States (2014-2018): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97DQXZP.

Summary

Prior research has shown that sediment budgets, and therefore stability, of microtidal marsh complexes scale with areal unvegetated to vegetated marsh ratios (UVVR) suggesting these metrics are broadly applicable indicators of microtidal marsh vulnerability. This effort has developed the UVVR metric using Landsat 8 satellite imagery for the coastal areas of the contiguous United States (CONUS). These datasets provide annual averages of 1) developed, 2) vegetated, 3) unvegetated fractional covers and 4) an unvegetated to vegetated ratio (UVVR) at 30-meter resolution over the coastal areas of the contiguous United States for the years 2014-2018. Additionally, multi-year average values of vegetated fractional cover and its standard [...]

Child Items (3)

Contacts

Attached Files

Click on title to download individual files attached to this item.

CONUS_composite_uvvr_cmp.png thumbnail 758.79 KB image/png

Purpose

Unvegetated to Vegetated Ratio (UVVR) based on the multiyear-mean of the vegetated fraction calculated from Landsat data. These datasets are provided as objective and consistent means to help evaluate geomorphic status and vulnerability of coastal wetlands at a national scale. Specifically, the unvegetated to vegetated marsh ratio (UVVR) is useful for establishing vegetative cover status and for tracking changes in the status of salt marshes.
Preview Image

Map

Spatial Services

ScienceBase WMS

Communities

  • USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Tags

Provenance

Data source
Input directly

Item Actions

View Item as ...

Save Item as ...

View Item...