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Duluth Entry: LAS dataset of lidar and multibeam data collected at Lake Superior at the Duluth Entry, Duluth, MN, September 2020 (ver. 2.0, September 2024)

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2020-09-22
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2020-09-23
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Hanson, J.L., Sattler, S.R., and Lund, J.W., 2021, Beach topography and near-shore bathymetry of Lake Superior at Minnesota Point and the Duluth Entry, Duluth, MN, 2020 (ver. 2.0, September 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JH0O1X.

Summary

This dataset is a LAS dataset containing light detection and ranging (lidar) data and multibeam sonar data representing the beach and near-shore topography of Lake Superior at the Duluth entry, Duluth, Minnesota. The LAS dataset was used to create a digital elevation model (DEM) of the approximately 1.87 square kilometer surveyed area. Lidar data were collected September 23, 2020 using a boat mounted Velodyne unit. Multibeam sonar data were collected September 22-23, 2020 using a Norbit integrated wide band multibeam system compact (iWBMSc) sonar unit. Methodology similar to Wagner, D.M., Lund, J.W., and Sanks, K.M., 2020 was used.

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Duluth-Sept2020_LIDAR_20200923.las 396.53 MB application/unknown
Duluth-Sept2020_multibeam.las 153.26 MB application/unknown
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Purpose

Data were collected in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District, to define beach topography and near-shore bathymetry areas that have been scoured by high water levels and wave activity. This post-placement survey was completed to evaluate movement of placed material and overall changes to the barrier island and surrounding nearshore area. The LAS dataset is provided because it was used to generate the elevation surface of the surveyed area, and can be used to generate additional DEMs with different resolutions.

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  • Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC)

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