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  5. Baseline for the North Carolina coastal region from Cape Lookout to Cape Fear (NCsouth)

Baseline for the North Carolina coastal region from Cape Lookout to Cape Fear (NCsouth)

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2023

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Bartlett, M.K., Farris, A.S., Weber, K.M., and Henderson, R.E., 2023, USGS National Shoreline Change — 2017 lidar-derived mean high water shoreline and associated shoreline change data for coastal North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HYNUNV.

Summary

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled national shoreline data for more than 20 years to document coastal change and serve the needs of research, management, and the public. Maintaining a record of historical shoreline positions is an effective method to monitor national shoreline evolution over time, enabling scientists to identify areas most susceptible to erosion or accretion. These data can help coastal managers and planners understand which areas of the coast are vulnerable to change. This data release includes one new mean high water (MHW) shoreline extracted from lidar data collected in 2017 for the entire coastal region of North Carolina which is divided into four subregions: northern North Carolina (NCnorth), central [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Marie K Bartlett
Author :
Marie K Bartlett, Amy Farris, Kathryn M Weber, Rachel E. Henderson
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
USGS Program :
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Purpose

This dataset includes a reference baseline used by the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) to calculate rate-of-change statistics. This baseline layer serves as the starting point for orthogonally-oriented transects generated by the DSAS application. The transects intersect each shoreline and establish measurement points used to calculate shoreline change rates.
Baseline extent for NCsouth
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