Projected flooding extents and depths based on 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500-year wave-energy return periods for the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands for current and potentially restored coral reefs

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kristen A. Cumming
Originator: Aaron D. Cole
Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Originator: Borja G. Reguero
Originator: James B. Shope
Originator: Camila Gaido L.
Originator: T. Shay Viehman
Originator: Barry A. Nickel
Originator: Michael W. Beck
Publication_Date: 20210907
Title:

Projected flooding extents and depths based on 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500-year wave-energy return periods for the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands for current and potentially restored coral reefs

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: shapefile
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9ZQKZR9

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/P9ZQKZR9
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5fd014bad34e30b91239aef8

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Projected flooding extents and depths based on 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500-year wave-energy return periods for the State of Florida, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands for current and potentially restored coral reefs

Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9ZQKZR9

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/P9ZQKZR9

Description:

Abstract:

This part of the data release presents projected flooding extent polygon (flood masks) shapefiles based on wave-driven total water levels for the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are 16 associated flood mask and flood depth shapefiles: one for each of four nearshore wave energy return periods (rp; 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500-years), the current scenario (base) and each of the restoration scenarios (structural_25, structural_05, and ecological_25).

Purpose:

These data are intended for policy makers, resource managers, science researchers, students, and the general public. These data can be used with geographic information systems or other software to identify and assess possible areas of vulnerability to wave-driven flooding. These data are not intended to be used for navigation.

Supplemental_Information:

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:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2021

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.049642
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.564254
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.405503
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.672354

Keywords:

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
Theme_Keyword: Coral Reef

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: reef ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Habitat

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: flooding
Theme_Keyword: reef
Theme_Keyword: coral reef communities

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5fd014bad34e30b91239aef8

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: United States Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: Saint Thomas
Place_Keyword: Saint Croix
Place_Keyword: Saint John

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: U.S. Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands of the United States
Place_Keyword: St. Thomas
Place_Keyword: St. Croix
Place_Keyword: St. John
Place_Keyword: USVI

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 as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data.

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
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 (Build 17763.1577) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1 (Build 0) Service Pack N/A (Build N/A)

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Originator: Borja G. Reguero
Originator: Aaron D. Cole
Originator: Erik Lowe
Originator: James B. Shope
Originator: Ann E. Gibbs
Originator: Barry A. Nickel
Originator: Robert T. McCall
Originator: Ap R. van Dongeen
Originator: Michael W. Beck
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:

Rigorously valuing the role of U.S. coral reefs in coastal hazard risk reduction

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2019-1027

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191027

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted. Attribute values are extents of modeled flood projections due to extreme wave and sea-level conditions and presence or absence of coral reefs and therefore cannot be validated against observations. Values are within a reasonable and expected range.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted. Values are within reasonable and expected range.

Completeness_Report:

Dataset is considered complete for the information presented as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the metadata record carefully for additional details.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Data are concurrent with topobathymetric DEM locations.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Data are concurrent with topobathymetric DEM locations.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Curt D. Storlazzi
Originator: Borja G. Reguero
Originator: Kristen A. Cumming
Originator: Aaron D. Cole
Originator: James B. Shope
Originator: Camila Gaido L.
Originator: T. Shay Viehman
Originator: Barry A. Nickel
Originator: Michael W. Beck
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:

Rigorously valuing the coastal hazard risks reduction provided by potential coral reef restoration in Florida and Puerto Rico

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2021-1054

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20211054

Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2021

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Summary of methods
Source_Contribution:

Complete explanation of data and methodology used to create flooding model.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Flood extent polygons were built by creating a minimum-bounding polygon between flood points along adjacent shore normal profiles for 4 modeled storm return periods (10, 50, 100, or 500 years) in current conditions and in three restoration scenarios. The resulting 16 polygons were clipped and/or extended to a simplified coastline based on the 0-m contour used in the elevation model and edited to remove spurious results. The edited polygons were merged into a single shapefile (flood mask) and are identified by a unique floodmask attribute in the following format: USVI_rp[#]_[scenario], where [#] = wave energy return period (10, 50, 100, or 500 years), and [scenario] = current conditions (base) or restored conditions (structural_05, structural_25, or ecological_25). See Storlazzi and others (2021) for a detailed description of model development and methodologies.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Summary of Methods
Process_Date: 2019

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: coastline of USVI

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 20
Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -63.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 500000.0
False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.6096
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.6096

Planar_Distance_Units: Meter

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: USVI_Current_Restored.zip
Entity_Type_Definition:

Polygon shapefiles containing attribute information associated with the current condition, and restored flood extents in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Area_km
Attribute_Definition: Area of flood extent
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 12.30
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square kilometers

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: rp
Attribute_Definition: return period, identified as rpXX or rpXXX
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 10
Range_Domain_Maximum: 500
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: scenario
Attribute_Definition: scenario
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: base
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: flood masks reflecting current conditions
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: structural_25
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

flood masks with the placement of a 1 m-high solid structure with corals planted on top, over a distance of 25 m in the cross-shore direction

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: structural_05
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

flood masks with the placement of a 1 m-high solid structure with corals planted on top, over a distance of 5 m in the cross-shore direction

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ecological_25
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

flood masks with solely planting new corals over a distance of 25 m in the cross-shore direction

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: zone
Attribute_Definition: Island where flood extent is located
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: StCroix
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: St. Croix, USVI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: StThomas
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: St. Thomas, USVI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: StJohn
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: St. John, USVI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - Science Base

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: CA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

Filenames are in the following format USVI_[scenario]_[base/restoration].shp, where [scenario] = one of the 4 storm scenarios modeled (10yr, 50yr, 100yr and 500yr flood), and [base/restoration] = the current flood extent (base) or the restoration scenario flood extent (ecological_25, structural_25, structural_05).

Distribution_Liability:

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 10.7
Format_Specification: Esri polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:

This zip file contains eight flood extent polygon shapefiles for USVI, along with CSDGM FGDC-compliant metadata.

File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 13.9

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5fd014bad34e30b91239aef8

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZQKZR9

Access_Instructions:

The first link is a direct link to download a zip file containing the polygon shapefiles and metadata. The second link is to a landing page for the entire data release.

Fees: None.

Technical_Prerequisites:

The zip file contains data available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from Esri at www.esri.com. Use WinZip or pkUnzip to decompress the zip file.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20210907
Metadata_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
Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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