Mean tidal range in marsh units of 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:
Mean tidal range in marsh units of 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/P9ZZANDN
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 Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay, Maryland and Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZZANDN.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZZANDN
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 Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague Bay 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 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. 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 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 tidal range in each marsh unit. Analysis of mean tidal range 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:5ba3cd32e4b08583a5c81bdf
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: 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 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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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5ba3cd32e4b08583a5c81bdf?name=mu_MN_ASISp.png
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Graphic that shows mean tidal range 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
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 boundaries inherit their accuracy from the accuracy of the source data, ASIS 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 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 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 New Jersey - coastal embayment, Version 1.2 operational VDatum region is given as 0.09 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 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 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_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].
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CMU_ASISp
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 (ver. 2012b) for the ASIS 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_ASIS.tif].
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: mu_diss.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MN_idw.tif
Process_Date: 2018
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MN_ASIS.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_ASIS.shp] and keep the 'mu_MEAN" and "mu_ATOT_M2" fields from the join operation.
e) SELECT BY ATTRIBUTES FROM [CMU_ASISp] where "CLASS"= 'vegetated', and join field "APGN_M2" from CMU_ASISp.shp on the feature dataset [mu_MN_ASIS.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 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_MN_ASISp.shp].
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: mu_diss.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MN_ASIS.tif
Process_Date: 2018
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: mu_MN_ASISp.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: 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
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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_ASISp
Entity_Type_Definition:
Attribute information associated with the mean tidal range projected on the conceptual marsh units of ASIS and Chincoteague Bay 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: 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: MN
Attribute_Definition: Tidal range in meters averaged over a marsh unit
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0665193780862
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.10006707458
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, tidal range for each conceptual salt marsh unit in the ASIS and Chincoteague Bay 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_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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Fees: None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the data set.
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
Contact_Instructions:
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