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Suggested bibliographic reference: Hapke, C. J., Henderson, R. E., 2015, Quantification of Shoreline Change Along Hatteras Island, NC: Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras, 1978-2002, and Associated Vector Shoreline Data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015–1002. We would also like to thank Bill Berkemeier and Jesse McNinch of the USACE Field Research Facility (FRF) for providing access to the aerial photograph library. Jeff List contributed to the formulation of the uncertainty calculations for the rates of change, and the initial concept for deriving a shoreline database from the FRF historic photographs came from Rob Thieler, as part of the USGS North Carolina Coastal-Change Processes project.
The Hatteras Index was generated to subdivide the study area (Hatteras Island, NC) into manageable regions, and to provide guidance for downloading data. The index polygon names follow the nomenclature of the USGS 24k quadrangle index, but do not completely coincide spatially.
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| Data format: | The WinZip file contains a shapefile of an index for Hatteras Island from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras point. in format WinZip (version 15.5) ESRI polygon shapefile Size: .003 |
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https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1002/downloads/ofr2015-1002.zip |
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