Mean tidal range in marsh units of Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Zafer Defne
Originator: Neil K. Ganju
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:

Mean tidal range in marsh units of Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Digital Data Set (Polygon)
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P94O6M5M

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested citation: Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2018, Mean tidal range in marsh units of Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/P94O6M5M

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P94O6M5M

Description:

Abstract:

Biomass production is positively correlated with mean tidal range in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States of America. Recent studies support the idea that enhanced stability of the marshes can be attributed to increased vegetative growth due to increased tidal range. This dataset displays the spatial variation of mean tidal range (i.e. Mean Range of Tides, MN) in the Plum Island Estuary and Parker River (PIEPR) salt marsh complex based on conceptual marsh units defined by Defne and Ganju (2018). MN was based on the calculated difference in height between mean high water (MHW) and mean low water (MLW) using the VDatum (v3.5) database ( http://vdatum.noaa.gov/ ).
Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, the U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands, including the Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands. For this purpose, the response and resilience of coastal wetlands to physical factors need to be assessed in terms of the ensuing change to their vulnerability and ecosystem services. Mean elevation of marsh units is planned to be an underlying parameter in the synthesis of these factors.
References: Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2018, Conceptual marsh units for Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XF54QF

Purpose:

The purpose of this shapefile is to calculate mean tidal range in each marsh unit. Analysis of mean tidal range is planned to be a part of a comprehensive assessment to identify the factors and their weights in determining the vulnerability and resiliency of salt marshes.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2018

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.928234635
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.768945223
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.843340605
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.679945448

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5b626fc6e4b006a11f6f8b9d

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: wetland ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: wetland functions
Theme_Keyword: coastal ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme_Keyword: tides (oceanic)

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: salt marsh
Theme_Keyword: vegetation
Theme_Keyword: marsh health
Theme_Keyword: estuary
Theme_Keyword: Long-Term Ecological Research
Theme_Keyword: LTER
Theme_Keyword: tidal range

Theme:

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

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Place_Keyword: Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Place_Keyword: Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Plum Island Sound
Place_Keyword: Parker River
Place_Keyword: Merrimack River
Place_Keyword: Sandy Point State Reservation
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

The mean tidal range for each marsh unit is defined for scientific research purposes and should not be used as a sole source of reference for any regulations and policy making. 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 source of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Zafer Defne

Contact_Position: Ocean Scientist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zdefne@usgs.gov

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Graphic that shows mean tidal range in marsh units of PIEPR salt marsh complex overlaying Esri basemap.

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Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1 (Build 7333) Service Pack N/A (Build N/A)

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Zafer Defne
Originator: Neil K. Ganju
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:

Conceptual marsh units for Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Digital Data Set (Polygon)
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9XF54QF

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XF54QF

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA
Publication_Date: 2016
Title: VDatum (v3.5)
Edition: version 3.5
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD
Publisher: NOAA

Online_Linkage: http://vdatum.noaa.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Marsh units, water and land boundary inherit their accuracy from accuracy of the source data, PIEPR marsh units. Mean Range of Tides is calculated from the VDatum database, then interpolated on a raster surface and averaged at each marsh unit. If a marsh unit does not overlap with any raster cell center, it is assigned the value of the raster cell with the largest overlap.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygons do not overlap and mean tidal range is positive.
Completeness_Report:

The results are specific to the marsh polygons definition within the boundaries of the PIEPR salt marsh complex. A detailed on-the-ground analysis of a single site may result in a different interpretation of the wetland and marsh unit boundaries.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Horizontal accuracy for the polygon boundaries is inherited from the source layer, conceptual marsh units and considered to be +/-6 meters. The point cloud used for calculating tidal range with VDatum had 0.0005 arc degree (~50-meter) resolution that was interpolated over a 0.0001 arc degree raster prior to clipping and calculating the mean value for each marsh unit.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The maximum cumulative uncertainty for the Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts - Gulf of Maine operational VDatum region is given as 0.13 meters. See Estimation of Vertical Uncertainties in VDatum for more information (https://vdatum.noaa.gov/docs/est_uncertainties.html).

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Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Zafer Defne
Originator: Neil K. Ganju
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:

Conceptual marsh units for Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Digital Data Set (Polygon)
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9XF54QF

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XF54QF

Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2018

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CMU_PIEPRp.shp
Source_Contribution:

Used the features in [CMU_PIEPRp.shp] to project the tidal range over each marsh unit. Projection was WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This process step and all subsequent process steps were performed by the same person, Zafer Defne, in ArcMap (ver. 10.5.1) using tools from ArcToolbox, unless otherwise stated. For complex operations, names of specific tools used are given in CAPITAL letters (any critical parameters used are given in parentheses, separated by a semicolon, immediately after the tool name). The input and output file names are provided in [square brackets] when necessary. Units for length and area calculations are meters (m) and square meters (m2) unless otherwise stated.
Calculate values for each marsh unit. DISSOLVE(Input features=[CMU_PIEPRp]; Dissolve field=FID_CMU; Statistics field=ATOT_M2 and FLG with Statistics type= First) to dissolve the vegetated and unvegetated classes in each marsh unit. FLG flags anomalous marsh units based on absence of vegetation, elevation and surface area, and is set to (-1) no vegetated area; (-10) marsh unit elevation higher than the 99.8 percentile; (-100) marsh unit elevation less than 0.2 percentile; (-1000) marsh unit surface area less than 900 m2; and (0) no flag. Combination of negative values indicate combination of flags. For example, -1001 indicates no vegetated area and area less than 900m2. PROJECT(Input coordinate system=WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere; Output coordinate system=NAD 1983 UTM Zone 19N; Geographic transformation=WGS 1984 (ITRF00) to NAD 1983) the feature dataset to obtain dissolved marsh units [mu_diss.shp].

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CMU_PIEPRp
Process_Date: 2018
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mu_diss.shp
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Zafer Defne

Contact_Position: Ocean Scientist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: zdefne@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Calculate Mean Range of Tides using the VDatum (v3.5) database covering this region ( http://vdatum.noaa.gov/download.php ). Create a 0.0005 arc degrees (~50 meters) spaced point dataset in Matlab for the PIEPR domain. Calculate the mean range of tides (MN) as MN=MHW-MLW, where MHW is the mean high water level and MLW is the mean low water level in the VDatum database, and interpolate to the point dataset. The resulting comma separated file includes columns for latitude, longitude and MN.

Process_Date: 2018
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MN.csv

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Create a raster surface dataset from the feature points.
a) Import points from [MN.csv] to ArcMap using MAKE XY EVENT LAYER with the North American 1983 Continuously Operating Reference Station datum (GCS NAD 1983 CORS96) coordinate reference system.
b) Create a raster surface with inverse distance weighting in Spatial Analyst toolbox. IDW.SpatialAnalyst(Output Cell Size=0.0001 degree; Power=2; Search Radius=Variable; Number of Points=12) to obtain [MN_raster_idw.tif].

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MN.csv
Process_Date: 2018
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MN_raster_idw.tif

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Clip the raster to marsh boundaries. A buffer zone is created around the marsh boundaries to facilitate alternative interpolation and clipping options in future studies.
a) Create 300 m buffer around the marsh polygon [mu_diss.shp] to create a clipping mask [mu_buff300m.shp]. BUFFER(Side type= Full; Method =Geodesic; Dissolve type= All).
b) Clip the raster with the clipping mask. EXTRACT BY MASK to obtain [MN_PIEPR.tif].

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: mu_diss.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MN_idw.tif
Process_Date: 2018
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MN_PIEPR.tif

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Calculate values for each marsh unit. a) Clip the raster with the polygon features by using EXTRACT BY MASK to obtain [mn_idw_mu.tif].
b) ZONAL STATISTICS AS TABLE(Feature Zone Data=[mu_diss.shp]; zone field=FID_CMU; Value Raster=[mn_idw_mu.tif]; Output Table=mu; Statistics type=MEAN)
c) ADD JOIN(Layer name=[mu_diss.shp]; Input join field=FID_CMU; Join Table=mu; Output join field=FID_CMU) to marsh units layer based on the "FID_CMU" field
d) Export dataset as a shapefile [mu_MN_PIEPR.shp] and keep the 'mu_MEAN" and "mu_ATOT_M2" fields from the join operation.
e) SELECT BY ATTRIBUTES FROM [CMU_FIISp] where "CLASS"= 'vegetated', and join field "APGN_M2" from CMU_FIISp.shp on the feature dataset [mu_MN_PIEPR.shp].
f) Rearrange field names and change the projection for better performance of web services with online base maps. PROJECT(Input coordinate system=NAD 1983 UTM Zone 19N; Output coordinate system=WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere; Geographic transformation=WGS 1984 (ITRF00) to NAD 1983) the feature dataset to obtain the final conceptual marsh units [mu_MN_PIEPRp.shp].

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: mu_diss.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MN_PIEPR.tif
Process_Date: 2018
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mu_MN_EBFNWRp.shp

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.

Process_Date: 20200806
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1230

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name:

WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (ESRI Full Name: WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere)

Mercator:

Standard_Parallel: 0.0
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 0.0
False_Easting: 0.0
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: mu_MN_PIEPRp
Entity_Type_Definition:

Attribute information associated with the mean tidal range projected on the conceptual marsh units of PIEPR salt marsh complex.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID_CMU
Attribute_Definition:

Sequential unique whole number that represents the identification number for each conceptual marsh units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1229
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: none

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ATOT_M2
Attribute_Definition: Total surface area of a marsh unit in square meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.699117
Range_Domain_Maximum: 814996.616952
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AVEG_M2
Attribute_Definition: Surface area of vegetated part of a marsh unit in square meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 782582.767657
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MN
Attribute_Definition: Tidal range in meters averaged over a marsh unit
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.342424
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.73462206013
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FLG
Attribute_Definition:

Marsh unit flag indicating anomalous marsh units based on absence of vegetation, elevation and surface area. FLG values indicate: (-1) no vegetated area; (-10) marsh unit elevation higher than the 99.8 percentile; (-100) marsh unit elevation less than 0.2 percentile; (-1000) marsh unit surface area less than 900 m2; and (0) no flag. Combination of negative values indicate combination of flags. For example, -1001 indicates no vegetated area and area less than 900m2.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -1010
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: None

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

In this dataset, tidal range for each conceptual salt marsh unit in the PIEPR salt marsh complex has been calculated based on 0.0005 arc degrees interpolated VDatum dataset. Decimal values in the attribute table are a result of double precision calculations while significant digits are considered in defining the attribute measurement resolutions. Therefore, the smallest unit increment for area values and tidal range is assumed to be 1 meter and 0.01, respectively.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: mu_MN_PIEPRp
Distribution_Liability:

Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Not for navigational use.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240319
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Zafer Defne

Contact_Position: Ocean Scientist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2254
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
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