Conceptual marsh units of Maine salt marshes

Publication Date

2024-01-29

Ackerman, K.V., Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2024, Geospatial characterization of salt marshes in Maine: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FRGLB0.

The purpose of this shapefile is to show the conceptual marsh units as well as the vegetated and unvegetated components of each. These polygons were created to be used in evaluating the spatial variation of the response and resiliency of salt marsh complexes based on consistently defined marsh units while facilitating a better understanding of the relative importance of the processes involved. The salt marshes of Maine were delineated to smaller, conceptual marsh units by the geoprocessing of surface elevation data. Flow accumulation based on the relative elevation of each location is used to determine the ridge lines that separate each marsh unit while the surface slope is used to automatically assign each unit a drainage point where water is expected to drain through.

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