USGS National Index of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise

The goal of this project is to quantify, at the National scale, the relative susceptibility of the Nation's coast to sea- level rise through the use of a coastal vulnerability index (CVI). This initial classification is based upon the variables coastal geomorphology, regional coastal slope, tidal range, wave height, historical rates of relative sea-level rise and shoreline erosion and accretion rates. The combination of these variables furnishes a broad overview of regions where physical changes are likely to occur due to sea-level rise. Data downloads available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds68/

Tags: oceans and estuaries, coastal and marine geology program, usgs, cmgp, shoreline change, All tags... oceans and coastal, hazards, coastal hazards, u.s. geological survey, shoreline, united states, woods hole coastal and marine science center, erosion, oceans, whcmsc, Fewer tags

Wave Height Data for the Gulf of Mexico

The goal of this project is to provide a preliminary overview, at a National scale, the relative susceptibility of the Nation's coast to sea- level rise through the use of a coastal vulnerability index (CVI). This initial classification is based upon the variables geomorphology, regional coastal slope, tide range, wave height, relative sea-level rise and shoreline erosion and accretion rates. The combination of these variables and the association of these variables to each other furnish a broad overview of regions where physical changes are likely to occur due to sea-level rise.

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: Coastal processes, Gulf of Mexico, Sea-Level Rise, Louisiana, Shoreline, All tags... inundation, Beach, Texas, Slope, Erosion, Alabama, wind, Florida, waves, tides, Coastal Geomorphology, sea level rise, Coastal Hazards, Sea-Level, Misissippi, Hazards, Gulf of Mexico, Wave Height, Shoreline Change, Gulf Coast, Tide Range, Beach Erosion, sea level trends, Fewer tags

Washington Long Term Shoreline Change

There is no widely accepted standard for analyzing shoreline change. Existing shoreline data measurements and rate calculation methods vary from study to study and prevent combining results into state-wide or regional assessments. The impetus behind the National Assessment project was to develop a standardized method of measuring changes in shoreline position that is consistent from coast to coast. The goal was to facilitate the process of periodically and systematically updating the results in an internally consistent manner. This dataset consists of long-term (100+ years) shoreline change rates for the Washington coastal region. Rate calculations were computed within a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis...

Tags: USGS, coastal, Shoreline change

Shorelines of the Florida north (FLnorth) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Bald Point State Park, oceans, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Shoreline, Panama City Beach, All tags... FL, DSAS, USGS, NOAA, CMGP, MHW, NOS, HWL, National Ocean Service, FLDEP, environment, St. George Island, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Dog Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, North America, Pensacola Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Mean High Water, High Water Line, United States, geoscientificInformation, Gulf of Mexico, St. Joseph Peninsula, WHCMSC, Shoreline Change, Santa Rosa Island, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Laguna Beach, Fewer tags

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.3 Transects with Short-Term Linear Regression Rate Calculations for the Sheltered East Beaufort Sea coast of Alaska between the U.S. Canadian Border and the Hulahula River

This dataset consists of short-term (~32 years) shoreline change rates for the north coast of Alaska between the U.S. Canadian Border and the Hulahula River. Rate calculations were computed within a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.3, an ArcGIS extension developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Short-term rates of shoreline change were calculated using a linear regression rate-of-change method based on available shoreline data between 1978 and 2010. A reference baseline was used as the originating point for the orthogonal transects cast by the DSAS software. The transects intersect each shoreline establishing measurement points, which are then used to calculate short-term rates.

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards, Beaufort Sea, shoreline accretion, Kaktovik, oceans, All tags... Barter Island, Hulahula River, coastal processes, State of Alaska, Okpilak River, Shoreline, ANWR, DSAS, USGS, CMGP, PCMSC, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Habitat, shoreline erosion, Jago River, United States of America, U.S. Geological Survey, Arctic, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Demarcation Bay, geoscientificInformation, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Shoreline Change, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, North Slope, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Fewer tags

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.3 Transects with Short-Term Linear Regression Rate Calculations for the Exposed East Chukchi Sea coast of Alaska between the Point Barrow and Icy Cape

This dataset consists of short-term (~31 years) shoreline change rates for the north coast of Alaska between the Point Barrow and Icy Cape. Rate calculations were computed within a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.3, an ArcGIS extension developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Short-term rates of shoreline change were calculated using a linear regression rate-of-change method based on available shoreline data between 1979 and 2010. A reference baseline was used as the originating point for the orthogonal transects cast by the DSAS software. The transects intersect each shoreline establishing measurement points, which are then used to calculate short-term rates.

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards, shoreline accretion, oceans, coastal processes, Wainwright, All tags... State of Alaska, Utqiagvik, Shoreline, DSAS, USGS, CMGP, NPR-A, Barrow, PCMSC, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Chukchi Sea, Habitat, shoreline erosion, United States of America, U.S. Geological Survey, Arctic, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, geoscientificInformation, Shoreline Change, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, North Slope, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Fewer tags

Coastal Vulnerability

The goal of this project is to provide a preliminary overview, at a National scale, the relative susceptibility of the Nation's coast to sea- level rise through the use of a coastal vulnerability index (CVI). This initial classification is based upon the variables geomorphology, regional coastal slope, tide range, wave height, relative sea-level rise and shoreline erosion and accretion rates. The combination of these variables and the association of these variables to each other furnish a broad overview of regions where physical changes are likely to occur due to sea-level rise. Digital Data Series - 68

Tags: gulf of mexico coast, sea-level, shoreline change, beach, slope, All tags... beach erosion, hazards, tide range, coastal hazards, pacific coast, wave height, shoreline, erosion, coastal geomorphology, sea-level rise, atlantic coast, Fewer tags

Shorelines of the southern North Carolina (NCsouth) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Bald Head Island, Browns Inlet, Coastal Engineering Research Center, oceans, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, All tags... North Carolina, Wrightsville Beach, Cape Fear, Shoreline, NC, DSAS, USGS, NOAA, CMGP, CERC, MHW, NOS, HWL, National Ocean Service, CERC map, USACE, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Topsail Island, Emerald Isle, Carolina Beach, New River Inlet, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, North America, U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Mean High Water, High Water Line, United States, Atlantic Coast, Atlantic Beach, Bogue Banks, geoscientificInformation, WHCMSC, Shoreline Change, Shackleford Banks, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kure Beach, Fewer tags

Uncertainty table for lidar-derived shorelines used when calculating rates in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software for southeastern Florida (FLse)

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Types: Citation; Tags: Boca Raton, high water line uncertainty, oceans, proxy-datum bias, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, All tags... FL, DSAS, USGS, NOAA, CMGP, MHW, HWL, CSC, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, lidar uncertainty, Palm Beach, Database IV format, Pompano Beach, St Lucie Inlet, Florida, Coastal Services Center, Key Biscayne, Jupiter Island, Miami Beach, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Orchid Island, North America, U.S. Geological Survey, Delray Beach, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Mean High Water, High Water Line, United States, Atlantic Coast, Cocoa Beach, geoscientificInformation, high water line offsets, Shoreline Change, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Hutchinson Island, Melbourne Beach, Fewer tags

Uncertainty table for lidar-derived shorelines used when calculating rates in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software for central North Carolina (NCcentral)

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Types: Citation; Tags: high water line uncertainty, Ocracoke Island, oceans, proxy-datum bias, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, All tags... North Carolina, NC, DSAS, USGS, NOAA, CMGP, MHW, HWL, CSC, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Ocracoke Inlet, Green Island, lidar uncertainty, Database IV format, Cape Lookout, Coastal Services Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, North America, U.S. Geological Survey, Horsepen Point, Cape Hatteras, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Mean High Water, Portsmouth Island, High Water Line, United States, Atlantic Coast, geoscientificInformation, high water line offsets, Shoreline Change, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Fewer tags

Uncertainty table for lidar-derived shorelines used when calculating rates in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software for Alabama

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Types: Citation; Tags: high water line uncertainty, oceans, proxy-datum bias, Dauphin Island, Orange Beach, All tags... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fort Morgan, AL, DSAS, USGS, NOAA, CMGP, MHW, HWL, CSC, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Gulf Shores, lidar uncertainty, Database IV format, Alabama, Coastal Services Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, North America, U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Mean High Water, High Water Line, United States, geoscientificInformation, Gulf of Mexico, high water line offsets, Shoreline Change, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Fewer tags

Uncertainty table for lidar-derived shorelines used when calculating rates in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software for Louisiana

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Types: Citation; Tags: high water line uncertainty, oceans, proxy-datum bias, Lanaux Island, Isles Dernieres, All tags... East Timbalier Island, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, LA, DSAS, USGS, NOAA, CMGP, MHW, HWL, CSC, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, lidar uncertainty, Database IV format, Grand Terre Islands, Chandeleur Islands, Coastal Services Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, North America, Pelican Island, U.S. Geological Survey, Breton Islands, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Mean High Water, High Water Line, United States, Grand Isle, geoscientificInformation, Gulf of Mexico, high water line offsets, Shoreline Change, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Fewer tags

Uncertainty table for lidar-derived shorelines used when calculating rates in the Digital Shoreline Analysis System software for Florida north (FLnorth)

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Types: Citation; Tags: Bald Point State Park, high water line uncertainty, oceans, proxy-datum bias, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, All tags... Panama City Beach, FL, DSAS, USGS, NOAA, CMGP, MHW, HWL, CSC, environment, St. George Island, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, lidar uncertainty, Dog Island, Database IV format, Gulf Islands National Seashore, St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Coastal Services Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, North America, Pensacola Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Mean High Water, High Water Line, United States, geoscientificInformation, Gulf of Mexico, St. Joseph Peninsula, high water line offsets, Shoreline Change, Santa Rosa Island, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Laguna Beach, Fewer tags

Offshore baseline for the Florida north (FLnorth) coastal region generated to calculate shoreline change rates

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Bald Point State Park, oceans, Shoreline, Panama City Beach, FL, All tags... DSAS, USGS, CMGP, environment, St. George Island, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Dog Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore, St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, North America, Pensacola Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, United States, geoscientificInformation, Gulf of Mexico, St. Joseph Peninsula, WHCMSC, Shoreline Change, Baseline, Santa Rosa Island, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Laguna Beach, Fewer tags

Shorelines of the Texas west (TXwest) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal change. Shoreline position is an easily understood...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Brazos Santiago Pass, oceans, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Shoreline, TX, All tags... DSAS, USGS, NOAA, CMGP, MHW, NOS, HWL, National Ocean Service, Aransas Pass, Texas, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Mustang Island, Port Aransas, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Rio Grande, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Padre Island, North America, U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Mean High Water, South Padre Island, High Water Line, United States, geoscientificInformation, Gulf of Mexico, UT BEG, WHCMSC, Shoreline Change, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Fewer tags

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.3 Transects with Long-Term Linear Regression Rate Calculations for the Exposed Central Beaufort Sea coast of Alaska between the Hulahula River and the Colville River

This dataset consists of long-term (~63 years) shoreline change rates for the north coast of Alaska between the Hulahula River and the Colville River. Rate calculations were computed within a GIS using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 4.3, an ArcGIS extension developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Long-term rates of shoreline change were calculated using a linear regression rate-of-change method based on available shoreline data between 1947 and 2010. A reference baseline was used as the originating point for the orthogonal transects cast by the DSAS software. The transects intersect each shoreline establishing measurement points, which are then used to calculate long-term rates.

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards, Beaufort Sea, shoreline accretion, Canning River, oceans, All tags... coastal processes, State of Alaska, Shoreline, ANWR, DSAS, USGS, CMGP, PCMSC, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Harrison Bay, Sagavanirktok River, Habitat, shoreline erosion, United States of America, U.S. Geological Survey, Arctic, Prudhoe Bay, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Kuparuk River, geoscientificInformation, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Shoreline Change, Colville River, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, North Slope, Staines River, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Fewer tags

Offshore baseline for the exposed Central Beaufort Sea, Alaska coastal region (Hulahula River to the Colville River) generated to calculate shoreline change rates

This dataset includes a reference baseline used by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) to calculate rate-of-change statistics for the exposed north coast of Alaska coastal region between the Hulahula River and the Colville River for the time period 1947 to 2010. This baseline layer serves as the starting point for all transects cast by the DSAS application and can be used to establish measurement points used to calculate shoreline-change rates.

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Beaufort Sea, Canning River, oceans, coastal processes, State of Alaska, All tags... Shoreline, ANWR, DSAS, USGS, CMGP, PCMSC, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Harrison Bay, shoreline accretion, Sagavanirktok River, Habitat, United States of America, U.S. Geological Survey, Arctic, Prudhoe Bay, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Kuparuk River, geoscientificInformation, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Shoreline Change, Baseline, shoreline erosion, Colville River, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, North Slope, Staines River, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Fewer tags

Offshore baseline for the sheltered West Beaufort Sea, Alaska coastal region (Colville River to Point Barrow) generated to calculate shoreline change rates

This dataset includes a reference baseline used by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) to calculate rate-of-change statistics for the sheltered north coast of Alaska coastal region between the Colville River and Point Barrow for the time period 1947 to 2012. This baseline layer serves as the starting point for all transects cast by the DSAS application and can be used to establish measurement points used to calculate shoreline-change rates.

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Beaufort Sea, shoreline accretion, oceans, coastal processes, Cape Halkett, All tags... State of Alaska, Shoreline, DSAS, USGS, CMGP, NPR-A, PCMSC, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Harrison Bay, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Elson Lagoon, Habitat, Drew Point, shoreline erosion, Smith Bay, United States of America, U.S. Geological Survey, Dease Inlet, Arctic, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, geoscientificInformation, Point Barrow, Shoreline Change, Baseline, Colville River, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, North Slope, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Fewer tags

Shorelines of the Georgia (GA) coastal region used in shoreline change analysis

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: St Catherines Island, oceans, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Shoreline, GA, All tags... DSAS, USGS, NOAA, CMGP, MHW, NOS, HWL, National Ocean Service, Tybee Island, USACE, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Jekyll Island, Sea Island, Wassaw Island, Cumberland Island, Savannah River, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Georgia, North America, U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, Mean High Water, Sapelo Island, High Water Line, United States, Atlantic Coast, geoscientificInformation, WHCMSC, Shoreline Change, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fewer tags

Offshore baseline for the southern North Carolina (NCsouth) coastal region generated to calculate shoreline change rates

Sandy ocean beaches in the United States are popular tourist and recreational destinations and constitute some of the most valuable real estate in the country. The boundary between land and water along the coastline is often the location of concentrated residential and commercial development and is frequently exposed to a range of natural hazards, which include flooding, storm effects, and coastal erosion. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a national assessment of coastal change hazards. One component of this research effort, the National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project (http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/shoreline-change/), documents changes in shoreline position as a proxy for coastal...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Bald Head Island, Browns Inlet, oceans, North Carolina, Wrightsville Beach, All tags... Cape Fear, Shoreline, NC, DSAS, USGS, CMGP, environment, National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Topsail Island, Emerald Isle, Carolina Beach, New River Inlet, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, North America, U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Shoreline Analysis System, United States, Atlantic Coast, Atlantic Beach, Bogue Banks, geoscientificInformation, WHCMSC, Shoreline Change, Baseline, Shackleford Banks, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Kure Beach, Fewer tags