Landscape and vegetation photos and ground truthing data collected on North Core Banks, NC in October 2022

These data map in high detail surficial cross-sections of North Core Banks, a barrier island in Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC, in October 2022. U.S. Geological Survey field efforts are part of an interagency agreement with the National Park Service to monitor the recovery of the island from Hurricanes Florence (2018) and Dorian (2019). Three sites of outwash, overwash, and pond formation were targeted for extensive vegetation ground-truthing, sediment samples, bathymetric mapping with a remote-controlled surface vehicle, and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) flights to collect multispectral imagery. Five semi-permanent ground control points were also installed and surveyed to act as control for additional aerial...

Categories: Data; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Bathymetry and Elevation, CMHRP, Cape Lookout, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... GPS measurement, Global Positioning System (GPS) observations, Ground truthing, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Florence, North Core Banks, Physical Habitats and Geomorphology, Remote Sensing Coastal Change, SandSnap, State of North Carolina, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, biota, coastal ecosystems, geospatial datasets, land use and land cover, location, marsh, substrate, vegetation, vegetation density, vegetation height, vegetation reference data, Fewer tags

SandSnap grain-size data and photos from North Core Banks, NC in October 2022

These data map in high detail surficial cross-sections of North Core Banks, a barrier island in Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC, in October 2022. U.S. Geological Survey field efforts are part of an interagency agreement with the National Park Service to monitor the recovery of the island from Hurricanes Florence (2018) and Dorian (2019). Three sites of outwash, overwash, and pond formation were targeted for extensive vegetation ground-truthing, sediment samples, bathymetric mapping with a remote-controlled surface vehicle, and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) flights to collect multispectral imagery. Five semi-permanent ground control points were also installed and surveyed to act as control for additional aerial...

Categories: Data; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, Cape Lookout, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Hurricane Dorian, All tags... Hurricane Florence, North Core Banks, Physical Habitats and Geomorphology, Remote Sensing Coastal Change, Sandsnap, State of North Carolina, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, beach, geoscientificInformation, grab sampling, grain-size analysis, oceans, sediment, sediment analysis, sediment transport, Fewer tags