Elevation of marsh units in Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Zafer Defne
Originator: Neil K. Ganju
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Elevation of marsh units in Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Digital Data Set (Polygon)
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9HCTQ66
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2018, Elevation of marsh units in Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HCTQ66.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HCTQ66
Description:
Abstract:
Elevation distribution in the Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS) salt marsh complex and Chincoteague Bay is given in terms of mean elevation of conceptual marsh units defined by Defne and Ganju (2018). The elevation data is based on the 1-meter resolution Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED). 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 Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay salt marshes, 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.
References: Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2018, Conceptual marsh units for Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P92ZW4D9.
Purpose:
The purpose of this shapefile is to calculate mean elevation for each marsh unit and its vegetated component. Analysis of marsh elevation is 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: -75.495501125
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.096217831
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.337742876
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.845685405
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5ba3cb40e4b08583a5c81b7b
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:
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:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Maryland
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: Worcester County
Place_Keyword: Accomack County
Place_Keyword: Assateague Island National Seashore
Place_Keyword: Assateague State Park
Place_Keyword: Chincoteague Bay
Place_Keyword: Chincoteague Island
Place_Keyword: Wallops Island
Place_Keyword: E.A. Vaughn Wildlife Management Area
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The mean elevation 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
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Graphic that shows elevation in marsh units of ASIS and Chincoteague Bay salt marsh complex overlaying Esri basemap.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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 Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Digital Data Set (Polygon)
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P92ZW4D9
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P92ZW4D9
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Marsh units, water and land boundary inherit their accuracy from accuracy of the source data, ASIS marsh units, and vertical accuracy of the 1-meter resolution U.S. Geological Survey Coastal National Elevation Database (USGS CoNED) data with processing date of 2016.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Positive elevation indicates above sea level. Marsh units with extremely low elevation (smaller than 0.2 percentile value), with extremely high elevation (larger than 99.8 percentile value) or with areas less than 900 square meters were flagged.
Completeness_Report:
The results are specific to the marsh polygons definition within the boundaries of the ASIS and Chincoteague Bay 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. Coverage near the domain boundaries in Wallops Bay and Wallops Island is not complete and not suggested for use in analyses (specifically marsh units with FID_CMU=3, 1659, 1666, 1672 and 1728).
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Horizontal accuracy is inherited from the source dataset that delineates the marsh units, and can be considered to be +/-6 meters.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Because the elevation values are averaged over delineated polygons, vertical accuracy depends on both the horizontal accuracy of NWI dataset and the vertical accuracy of source elevation data, CoNED. CoNED vertical elevation accuracy was 0.2 meters.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jeffrey Danielson
Originator: Dean Tyler
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
Topobathymetric Model for Chesapeake Bay Region - District of Columbia, States of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, 1859 to 2015
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Raster Digital Data Set
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov
Online_Linkage: https://nationalmap.gov/viewer.html
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2016
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CoNED
Source_Contribution:
Downloaded CoNED topobathymetric data from USGS Earth Explorer. Projection was NAD 1983 UTM Zone 18N with the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Download date was 2017/10/26.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication_Date: 2017
Title: HU8_02040303 Wetlands
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Digital Data Set (Polygon)
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Madison, WI
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Online_Linkage: https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/Data-Download.html
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2017
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NWI
Source_Contribution:
Downloaded wetlands data for the watershed containing the study domain in Shapefile format from the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) download page. Projection was NAD 1983 Albers. Download date was 2017/10/27.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Zafer Defne
Originator: Neil K. Ganju
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Conceptual marsh units for Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Digital Data Set (Polygon)
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P92ZW4D9
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P92ZW4D9
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_ASISp.shp
Source_Contribution:
Used the features in [CMU_ASISp.shp] to calculate the mean elevation for 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.
a) Set the data frame coordinate system and projection to NAD 1983 UTM Zone 18N. Prepare elevation dataset to be clipped to the boundaries polygon. MOSAIC TO NEW RASTER(Pixel type= 32 bit float; Mosaic operator=Mean; Cellsize=1 m) all of the CoNED raster to a new raster dataset with 1 m resolution [elev_mosaic.tif].
b) Calculate values for each marsh unit. DISSOLVE(Input features=[CMU_ASISp]; 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 900 m2. PROJECT(Input coordinate system=WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere; Output coordinate system=NAD 1983 UTM Zone 18N; Geographic transformation=WGS 1984 (ITRF00) to NAD 1983) the feature dataset to obtain dissolved marsh units [mu_diss.shp].
c) Clip the raster with the polygon features by using EXTRACT BY MASK to obtain [elev_idw_mu.tif].
d) ZONAL STATISTICS AS TABLE(Feature Zone Data=[mu_diss.shp]; zone field=FID_CMU; Value Raster=[elev_idw_mu.tif]; Output Table=mu; Statistics type=MEAN)
e) 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
f) Export dataset as a shapefile [mu_elev.shp] and keep the 'mu_MEAN" and "mu_ATOT_M2" fields from the join operation.
g) Calculate elevation of the vegetated areas only. SELECT BY ATTRIBUTES FROM [CMU_ASISp] where "CLASS"= 'vegetated'. SELECT BY ATTRIBUTES FROM [CMU_ASISp] where "CLASS"= 'vegetated'. Follow steps (c) to (f) using the selected features to export [veg_elev.shp].
h) JOIN FIELD(Input table=[mu_elev.shp]; Input join field=mu_FID_CMU; Join table=[veg_elev.shp]; Output join field=vg_FID_CMU; Join fields=vg_AVEG_M2,vg_ATOT_M2,vg_MEAN). Change the field names to VG_ELEV and MU_ELEV respectively for the fields with the mean elevation for the vegetated area only and mean elevation for the entire marsh unit. Name AVEG_M2 and ATOT_M2 for vegetated and total area, respectively, and export to a new shapefile. [mu_elev_ASIS.shp].
i) SELECT BY ATTRIBUTES FROM [CMU_ASISp] where "CLASS"= 'vegetated', and join field "APGN_M2" from CMU_ASISp.shp on the feature dataset [mu_elev_ASIS.shp].
j) 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 18N; 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_elev_ASISp.shp].
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CMU_ASISp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CoNED
Process_Date: 2018
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mu_elev_ASISp
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:
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
Process_Date: 20200807
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: 3352
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_elev_ASISp
Entity_Type_Definition:
Attribute information associated with the mean elevation of the conceptual marsh units of ASIS and Chincoteague Bay salt marsh complex.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined
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: 3351
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: 199.285436
Range_Domain_Maximum: 623041.914617
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
Range_Domain_Maximum: 479882.968935
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: mu_ELEV
Attribute_Definition: Mean elevation of a marsh unit in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.26906941184
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.11340797207
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: vg_ELEV
Attribute_Definition: Mean elevation of the vegetated area in a marsh unit in meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.08603499852
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2.01393309818
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 900 m2.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -1101
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: None
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
In this dataset, mean elevation for each conceptual salt marsh unit in the ASIS and Chincoteague Bay salt marsh complex has been calculated based on the 1-meter resolution raster source 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 elevation 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_elev_ASISp
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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Format_Name: Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 10.5.1
Format_Information_Content:
This zipped file contains a polygon shapefile and its components, a style layer descriptor file, metadata in xml, txt and html formats and a browse image.
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
The first link in network resources is to download data directly. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and data.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: WMS
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
The link in network resources points to the Web Mapping Services (WMS) end point.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: WFS
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
The link in network resources points to the Web Feature Service (WFS) end point.
Fees: None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the data set.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20200807
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: zdefne@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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