Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Davina L. Passeri
Originator: Christopher G. Smith
Publication_Date: 20200601
Title:
Effects of Late Holocene Climate and Coastal Change in Mobile Bay, Alabama: ADCIRC Model Input and Results (Water_Level_RS_MP_PH)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P9WGJO0S
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WGJO0S
Description:
Abstract:
Using version 52.30 of the ADvanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC) numerical model (Luettich and others, 1992), astronomic tides were simulated at Mobile Bay, Alabama (AL), under scenarios of Holocene geomorphic configurations representing the period of 3500 to 2300 years before present including a breach in the Morgan Peninsula and a land bridge at Pass aux Herons, as described in Smith and others (2020). The two-dimensional ADCIRC model can be applied to coastal and estuarine systems to solve for time-dependent hydrodynamic circulation and transport scenarios. For this study, the ADCIRC unstructured finite element mesh domain spans to the 60th meridian west in the Atlantic Ocean and has higher spatial resolution elements (20 - 100 meters (m)) along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast from Louisiana through the Florida Panhandle. The ADCIRC model setup requires the input of topographic and bathymetric elevations at each mesh node. Model inputs in the form of topography and bathymetry and model outputs in the form of water levels and velocities at each mesh node are provided in this data release. For further information regarding model input generation and visualization of model output, refer to Smith and others (2020).
Purpose:
These data were generated for the ADCIRC model to examine the effects of Holocene geomorphic configurations on astronomic tides in Mobile Bay, AL. Water_Level_RS_MP_PH.zip is a dataset consisting of Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata and a Network Common Data Form (NetCDF) file containing the following variables: coordinates of the model grid (longitude and latitude) and the maximum water level reached during the duration of the astronomic tide simulation, in meters, for the reference scenario with the Morgan Peninsula breach and Pass aux Herons land bridge.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20200513
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.8570
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -59.9440
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.8370
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 7.9130
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:3c314716-3584-4dbd-9795-4be293393c91
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: SPCMSC
Theme_Keyword: morphologic change
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: digital elevation models
Theme_Keyword: tides (oceanic)
Theme_Keyword: estuarine processes
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: topography
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Content
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Mobile Bay
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Southeast Region
Contact_Person: Davina Passeri
Contact_Position: Research Oceanographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8014
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8001
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dpasseri@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise; Aquaveo SMS 12.0; MATLAB R2017a
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Luettich, Jr., R.A., Westerink, J.J., and Scheffner, N.W.
Publication_Date: November 1992
Title:
ADCIRC: An advanced three-dimensional circulation model for shelves, coasts and estuaries, Report I: Theory and methodology of ADCIRC-2DDI and ADCIRC-3DL
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Online_Linkage: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a261608.pdf
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Smith, C.G., Osterman, L.E., Jones, M.C., and Passeri, D.L.
Publication_Date: 20200512
Title:
Using multiple environmental proxies and hydrodynamic modeling to investigate Late Holocene climate and coastal change within a large Gulf of Mexico estuarine system (Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA)
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Marine Geology
Issue_Identification: Unknown
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2020.106218