A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. East Coast (1992) (NDP-043a)

Gornitz, V. M.; White, T. W.

doi:10.3334/CDIAC/SSR.NDP043A

Title: A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. East Coast (1992) (NDP-043a)

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This NDP presents data on coastal geology, geomorphology, elevation, erosion, wave heights, tide ranges, and sea levels for the U.S. east coast. These data may be used either by nongeographic database management systems or by raster or vector geographic information systems (GISs). The database integrates several data sets (originally obtained as point, line, and polygon data) for the east coast into 0.25°-latitude by 0.25°-longitude grid cells. Each coastal grid cell contains 28 data variables. This NDP may be used to predict the response of coastal zones on the U.S. east coast to changes in local or global sea levels. Information on the geologic, geomorphic, and erosional states of the coast provides the basic data needed to predict the behavior of the coastal zone into the far future. Thus, these data may be seen as providing a baseline for the calculation of the relative vulnerability of the east coast to projected sea-level rises. This data will also be useful to research, educational, governmental, and private organizations interested in the present and future vulnerability of coastal areas to erosion and inundation. The data are in 13 files, the largest of which is 1.42 MB; the entire data base takes up 3.29 MB,more »« less

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Gornitz, V. M.; White, T. W.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration , Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division

Publication Date:: Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

Other Number(s):: doi:10.3334/CDIAC/SSR.NDP043A; cdiac:doi 10.3334/CDIAC/ssr.ndp043a

Research Org.:: Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem (ESS-DIVE) (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: U.S. DOE > Office of Science (SC) > Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23). Climate and Environmental Sciences Division

Collaborations:: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Keywords:: Coast; Elevation; Erosion; Geology; Geomorphology; Sea Level; Tide Range; Wave Height; Coastal Hazards; East Coast; Data Base; Gornitz; White; Bedrock Geology; Sea Level Trends; Horizontal Shoreline Movements ; Accretion; Tidal Ranges; NDP-043A; COMMA; ELAVG; ELMAX; ELMIN; ELNUM; ELR; ERAVG; ERMAX; ERMIN; ERNUM; GL; GLR; GM; GMR; ID; IDERR; LSR; NAME; NUM; SLC; SLG; SLLAT; SLLONG; SLNAM; SLR; SLS; SLYR; TRAVG; TRID; TRLAT; TRLONG; TRLVL; TRMAX; TRNAME; TRNUM; TRR ; WHAVG; WHMAX; WHR; WHSD; X; Y

Geolocation:: 46.0,-65.0|24.0,-65.0|24.0,-85.0|46.0,-85.0|46.0,-65.0

OSTI Identifier:: 1389515

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/SSR.NDP043A

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                    Gornitz, V. M., and White, T. W. A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. East Coast (1992) (NDP-043a).  United States: N. p., 1992. 
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                    Gornitz, V. M., & White, T. W. A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. East Coast (1992) (NDP-043a).  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/SSR.NDP043A

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"A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. East Coast (1992) (NDP-043a)".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/SSR.NDP043A.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1389515. Pub date:Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

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