Surface Elevation Tablet Measurements from 10 USGS Sites Along the US Atlantic Coast (2005-2020)
Dates
Publication Date
2024-06-07
Start Date
2005-07-15
End Date
2020-10-13
Citation
Guntenspergen, G.R., Walters, D.C. and Carr, J.A., 2024, Surface Elevation Tablet Measurements from 10 USGS Sites Along the US Atlantic Coast (2005-2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YHFFJM.
Summary
Here we provide data used to report on changes in tidal marsh elevation in relation to our network of 20 fixed benchmarks located across a geographically broad network of coastal elevation monitoring stations with standard monitoring protocols. This dataset includes Surface Elevation Table (SET) measurements taken from 10 sites along the US Atlantic coast, ranging from Virginia to Maine. Each site includes 2 SETs where repeat measurements of wetland surface elevation were made from 2005-2019.
Summary
Here we provide data used to report on changes in tidal marsh elevation in relation to our network of 20 fixed benchmarks located across a geographically broad network of coastal elevation monitoring stations with standard monitoring protocols. This dataset includes Surface Elevation Table (SET) measurements taken from 10 sites along the US Atlantic coast, ranging from Virginia to Maine. Each site includes 2 SETs where repeat measurements of wetland surface elevation were made from 2005-2019.
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Purpose
These data were collected to assess the vulnerability of tidal marshes to sea-level rise which threatens their substantial contribution to fisheries, coastal protection, biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration. These data can be used to measure feedbacks between relative sea-level rise (RSLR) and the rate of mineral and organic sediment accumulation in tidal wetlands, and hence elevation gain.
