Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Justin J. Birchler
Originator: Kara S. Doran
Originator: Hilary F. Stockdon
Originator: Heather A. Schreppel
Publication_Date: 20190619
Title:
Hurricane Maria Assessment of Potential Coastal Change Impacts: NHC Advisory 41, 0800 AM EDT TUE SEPT 26 2017
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P9Z362BC
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Z362BC
Larger_Work_Citation:
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset defines storm-induced coastal erosion hazards for the North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware coastline. The analysis was based on a storm-impact scaling model that used observations of beach morphology combined with sophisticated hydrodynamic models to predict how the coast would respond to the direct landfall of Hurricane Maria in September 2017. Storm-induced water levels, due to both surge and waves, were compared to beach and dune elevations to determine the probabilities of the three types of coastal change: collision (dune erosion), overwash, and inundation. All hydrodynamic and morphologic variables are included in this dataset.
Purpose:
To provide data on the probability of storm-induced coastal erosion hazards for the North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware post-Hurricane Maria.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20170926
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
None planned, however future updates and post-storm analyses are anticipated.
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.505121
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.048683
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.804593
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.844354
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:a57d2883-b25a-4049-bf5a-058e76a66330
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: SPCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Hurricane Maria
Theme_Keyword: coastal
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: hazards
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: ocean sciences
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme_Keyword: erosion
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: distributions
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry and elevation
Theme_Keyword: physical habitats and geomorphology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) Keywords
Theme_Keyword: effects of coastal change
Theme_Keyword: shoreline accretion
Theme_Keyword: shoreline erosion
Theme_Keyword: storm erosion
Theme_Keyword: topographic mapping
Theme_Keyword: hurricanes and typhoons
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: Maryland
Place_Keyword: Delaware
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originators of the data in future products or derivative research.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Hilary Stockdon
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: Saint Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: UNITED STATES
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8074
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hstockdon@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
The predicted elevations of storm surge were extracted from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model, which has been employed by NOAA in inundation risk studies and operational storm surge forecasting. Wave runup and setup conditions were generated using NOAA's WaveWatch III model.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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