A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. West Coast (1997) (NDP-043C)

Dataset · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/SSR.NDP043C· OSTI ID:1389517

Gornitz, V. M. ^[1]; White, T. W. ^[2]; Daniels, R. C. ^[3]

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1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration , Goddard Institute for Space Studies
2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division
3. The University of Tennessee, Energy, Environment and Resources Center

This data base integrates point, line, and polygon data for the U.S. West Coast into 0.25 degree latitude by 0.25 degree longitude grid cells and into 1:2,000,000 digitized line segments that can be used by raster or vector geographic information systems (GIS) as well as by non-GIS data bases. Each coastal grid cell and line segment contains data variables from the following seven data sets: elevation, geology, geomorphology, sea-level trends, shoreline displacement (erosion/accretion), tidal ranges, and wave heights. One variable from each data set was classified according to its susceptibility to sea-level rise and/or erosion to form 7 relative risk variables. These risk variables range in value from 1 to 5 and may be used to calculate a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI). Algorithms used to calculate several CVIs are listed within this text.For access to the data files, click this link to the CDIAC data transition website: http://cdiac.ess-dive.lbl.gov/ndps/ndp043c.html

• Research Organization: Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem (ESS-DIVE) (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: U.S. DOE > Office of Science (SC) > Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23). Biological Systems Science Division
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-96OR22464
• OSTI ID: 1389517
• Report Number(s): osti:1389517; doi:10.3334/CDIAC/SSR.NDP043C; cdiac:doi 10.3334/CDIAC/ssr.ndp043c
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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