Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Eric E. Grossman
Originator: Nathan R. vanArendonk
Originator: Kees Nederhoff
Originator: Kai A. Parker
Publication_Date: 20230831
Title:
Model input files for the lower Nooksack River and delta, western Washington State
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: various model input files
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066-P9DJM7X2
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9DJM7X2
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Eric E. Grossman
Originator: Nathan R. vanArendonk
Originator: Kees Nederhoff
Originator: Kai A. Parker
Publication_Date: 2023
Title:
Model input and projections of compound floodwater depths for the lower Nooksack River and delta, western Washington State
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9DJM7X2
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9DJM7X2
Description:
Abstract:
This data set consists of physics-based Delft3D-Flexible Mesh hydrodynamic model input files that are used to simulate compound flood exposure of the lower Nooksack River and delta of western Washington State under existing and future conditions of anticipated climate and land-use change. The model enables assessment of the changing flood exposure associated with the cumulative impacts of expected sea-level rise, greater tidal inundation, more frequent storm surge effects, and higher winter stream floods in the 2040s and 2080s. The model also accounts for proposed flood mitigation strategies, and recently observed decadal climate-driven sedimentation patterns. Example model input and configuration files are included for the base 2020 flood and the 2020 flood under the 2080s high change scenario and alternative 3B flood mitigation strategy.
Purpose:
The numerical compound flood model makes detailed predictions (meter-scale) of flood extent and depth over large geographic scales associated with the individual and/or cumulative influence of sea level position, tides, storm surge and stream discharge over existing topography along with model elevation modifications for flood mitigation strategies and channel bed sedimentation patterns that affect flow conveyance and flood risk. These input files provide the setup for simulations discussed in Grossman and others, 2023). These data are intended for science researchers, technical users, and students.
Supplemental_Information:
This work is part of ongoing research and modeling efforts to evaluate hazards and inform resilient planning for our Nation's coasts, and in particular, evaluate the potential benefits and tradeoffs of nature-based solutions to address flood risk management. This work was funded by the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District and the United States Geological Survey as part of the Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS) and Coastal Change Hazards (CCH) Projects. The work was coordinated closely with the Nooksack Indian Tribe and Lummi Nation. Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in Esri format, this metadata file may include some Esri-specific terminology.
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in Esri format, this metadata file may include some Esri-specific terminology.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2019
Ending_Date: 2023
Currentness_Reference: start of project work through publication year
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.70768
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.48246
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.84569
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.73793
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:a2c58995-396b-4770-b3be-24110bf10236
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Physical Habitats and Geomorphology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: Hazards Planning
Theme_Keyword: Floodplain
Theme_Keyword: River delta
Theme_Keyword: Estuary
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: Sea Level Rise
Theme_Keyword: Storm Surge
Theme_Keyword: Extreme Weather
Theme_Keyword: Floods
Theme_Keyword: Water Depth
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Climate Change
Theme_Keyword: Storms
Theme_Keyword: Wind
Theme_Keyword: Floods
Theme_Keyword: Sea-level Change
Theme_Keyword: mathematical modeling
Theme_Keyword: effects of climate change
Theme_Keyword: earth sciences
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: sea level change
Theme_Keyword: storms
Theme_Keyword: floods
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Whatcom County
Place_Keyword: Bellingham
Place_Keyword: Ferndale
Place_Keyword: State of Washington
Place_Keyword: Puget Sound
Place_Keyword: Salish Sea
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey and Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data. This information is not intended for navigation purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Delft3D Flexible Mesh (2019.02) and Matlab version 9.6 running on Microsoft Windows 10.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Eric E. Grossman
Originator: Nathan R. vanArendonk
Originator: Kees Nederhoff
Publication_Date: 2023
Title:
Compound flood model for the lower Nooksack River and delta, western Washington--Assessment of vulnerability and nature-based adaptation opportunities to mitigate higher sea level and stream flooding
Other_Citation_Details:
Grossman, E.E., vanArendonk, N.R., and Nederhoff, K., 2023, Compound flood model for the lower Nooksack River and delta, western Washington—Assessment of vulnerability and nature-based adaptation opportunities to mitigate higher sea level and stream flooding: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2023–5047, 49 p.,
https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20235047.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Scott W. Anderson
Originator: Eric E. Grossman
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Topographic and bathymetric elevation data for the Nooksack River, Fall 2015
Other_Citation_Details:
Anderson, S.W., and Grossman, E.E., 2017, Topographic and bathymetric elevation data for the Nooksack River, Fall 2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release,
https://doi.org/10.5066/F72B8W7M.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Scott W. Anderson
Originator: Christopher P. Konrad
Originator: Eric E. Grossman
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
Sediment storage and transport in the Nooksack River basin, northwestern Washington, 2006--15
Other_Citation_Details:
Anderson, S.W., Konrad, C.P., Grossman, E.E., and Curran, C.A., 2019, Sediment storage and transport in the Nooksack River basin, northwestern Washington, 2006--15: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2019-5008, 43 p.,
https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20195008.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Alan F. Hamlet
Originator: Marketa M. Elsner
Originator: Guillaume S. Mauger
Originator: Se-Yeun Lee
Originator: Ingrid Tohver
Originator: R. A. Norheim
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Overview of the Columbia Basin Climate Change Scenarios Project: Approach, Methods, and Summary of Key Results
Other_Citation_Details:
Hamlet, A.F., Elsner, M.M., Mauger, G.S., Lee, S., Tohver, I., and Norheim, R.A., 2013, An Overview of the Columbia Basin Climate Change Scenarios Project: Approach, Methods, and Summary of Key Results: Atmosphere-Ocean, v. 51, p. 392-415,
https://doi.org/10.1080/07055900.2013.819555.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ian M. Miller
Originator: Harriet Morgan
Originator: Guillaume S. Mauger
Originator: Tyler Newton
Originator: Ray Weldon
Originator: David Schmidt
Originator: Mark Welch
Originator: Eric Grossman
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Projected Sea Level Rise for Washington State ñ A 2018 Assessment
Other_Citation_Details:
Miller, I.M., Morgan, H., Mauger, G., Newton, T., Weldon, R., Schmidt, D., Welch, M., Grossman, E. 2018. Projected Sea Level Rise for Washington State--A 2018 Assessment. A collaboration of Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, Oregon State University, University of Washington, and US Geological Survey. Prepared for the Washington Coastal Resilience Project, 24 p.,
https://cig.uw.edu/projects/projected-sea-level-rise-for-washington-state-a-2018-assessment/, last accessed, 3/2/2023.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Tyler, D.J.
Originator: Danielson, J.J.
Originator: Grossman, E.E.
Originator: Hockenberry, R.J.
Publication_Date: 2020
Title: Topobathymetric Model of Puget Sound, Washington, 1887 to 2017
Other_Citation_Details:
Tyler, D.J., Danielson, J.J., Grossman, E.E., and Hockenberry, R.J. 2020. Topobathymetric Model of Puget Sound, Washington, 1887 to 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release,
https://doi.org/10.5066/P95N6CIT.
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Whatcom County Public Works
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
System-Wide Improvement Framework: unpublished report prepared for Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District
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