Hurricane Katrina Impact Studies
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USGS_Katrina_Coastal_Impact
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Summary
Abstract:
Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a category 4 storm in Plaquemines Parish, LA on August 29, 2005. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), NASA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the University of New Orleans are cooperating in a research project investigating coastal change that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Aerial video, still photography, and ... laser altimetry surveys of post-storm
beach conditions were collected August 31 and September 1, 2005 for comparison
with earlier data. The comparisons will show the nature, magnitude, and spatial
variability of coastal changes such as beach erosion, overwash deposition, and
island breaching. These data will also be used to further refine predictive
models of coastal impacts from severe storms. The data are being made available
to local, state, and federal agencies for purposes of disaster recovery and
erosion mitigation.
[Summary provided by the USGS.] 
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Description:
Before and After Photo Comparisons: Chandeleur Islands.
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Geographic Coverage
(Click for Interactive Map)
Spatial coordinates
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N: 36.0
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S: 29.0
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E: -86.0
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W: -94.0
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution:
0.125 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution:
0.125 Decimal degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range:
10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Quality
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Based on the analyses of a year-worth of data, the accuracy of instantaneous SW surface downward flux (insolation) is -80, +60 W/m2 with root mean square errors of 60-140 W/m2. Accuracy of monthly averages are -10 W/m2 over land and 5-20 W/m2 over water. The monthly root mean square errors of are 5-25 W/m2, depending on location.
LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: ... The algorithm estimates the top of atmosphere and surface flux densities so that the energy in the surface-atmosphere system is conserved. The fluxes estimated this way are radiatively consistent with the satellite observations and the ancillary information on atmospheric gases use in the retrieval. Evaluation of the algorithm is performed by comparing the SW and visible surface downward flux retrievals to high quality ground data sets over land and platform and buoy measurements over water. NOTE: The products "LW downward surface radiative flux" and "LW upward surface radiative flux" have not been fully evaluated and thus they are considered only DEVELOPMENTAL PRODUCTS. The Radiative Temperature product is an intermediate product and has not been directly evaluated.
COMPLETENESS REPORT: The algorithm generates products every hour for the extended hemispheres and every three hours for the full-disk scans. Shortwave fluxes are produced only during daytime, and only when the cosine of the solar zenith angle is greater than 0.2.
LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Every hour, GOES Imager AREA files are transferred to a local LINUX workstation. Next, a clear composite image is created by comparing every 1-km pixel of the current visible (channel 1) image to corresponding pixels in the images from the previous 28 days, and by selecting the darkest (with the lowest digital count) pixel from the sequence. In addition to the satellite data, forecast model data from the NCEP GFS server is transferred to the local LINUX workstation four times per day at 05:00, 10:00, 16:00 and 22:00 UTC. The 6-hourly GFS data are temporally and spatially interpolated to match the times of satellite observations and the spatial resolution and domain of GSIP. The IMS snow data are acquired once per day at 23 UTC and are re-mapped to the GSIP grid and merged with snow information from GFS. After all input and ancillary fields are ready, the system analyses pixel data in all five channels for the presence of clouds; pixels so identified are flagged. The pixel-level radiances in all five channels are then averaged into 1/8 x 1/8 degree grid cells, the cloud fraction, the dominant cloud type and cloud liquid water/ice path in each cell is determined. This is followed by the estimation of radiative fluxes and skin temperature in each grid cell; the gridded results are then written out into a file.
SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION: gov.noaa.class:GVAR_IMG
SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION: NCEP_GFS
SOURCE USED CITATION ABBREVIATION: IMS_Snow
PROCESS DATE: Not complete
SOURCE PRODUCED CITATION ABBREVIATION: gov.noaa.class:GSIP
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP >National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service .
TITLE: GOES Satellite Data - Imager .
TITLE: NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model data .
TITLE: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1994-08-31. Unknown . Unknown .
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: raster digital data .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP >National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service .
TITLE: GOES Satellite Data - Imager .
TITLE: NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model data .
TITLE: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1994-08-31. Unknown . Unknown .
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: raster digital data .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP >National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service .
TITLE: GOES Satellite Data - Imager .
TITLE: NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model data .
TITLE: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1994-08-31. Unknown . Unknown .
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: raster digital data .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
TYPE OF SOURCE MEDIA: digital .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: Unknown .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 20090402 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 20090402 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition .
SOURCE CITATION ABBREVIATION: gov.noaa.class:GVAR_IMG .
SOURCE CONTRIBUTION: GOES-East and ?West Imager data for each of the five channels as McIDAS (Man-computer Interactive Data Access System) AREA files from the OSDPD Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) (formerly SATEPS) Family of Services (FOS) McIDAS/ADDE Servers for GOES
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP >National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service .
TITLE: GOES Satellite Data - Imager .
TITLE: NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model data .
TITLE: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1994-08-31. Unknown . Unknown .
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: raster digital data .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP >National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service .
TITLE: GOES Satellite Data - Imager .
TITLE: NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model data .
TITLE: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1994-08-31. Unknown . Unknown .
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: raster digital data .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP >National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service .
TITLE: GOES Satellite Data - Imager .
TITLE: NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model data .
TITLE: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1994-08-31. Unknown . Unknown .
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: raster digital data .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
TYPE OF SOURCE MEDIA: digital .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: Unknown .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 20090402 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 20090402 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition .
SOURCE CITATION ABBREVIATION: NCEP_GFS .
SOURCE CONTRIBUTION: GFS data are 12-hour forecasts acquired every six hours. The data are used to supply ancillary data on surface pressure, profiles of temperature and humidity, precipitable water and ozone. Also used to identify presence of snow for areas where IMS data are not available.
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP >National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service .
TITLE: GOES Satellite Data - Imager .
TITLE: NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model data .
TITLE: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1994-08-31. Unknown . Unknown .
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: raster digital data .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP >National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service .
TITLE: GOES Satellite Data - Imager .
TITLE: NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model data .
TITLE: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1994-08-31. Unknown . Unknown .
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: raster digital data .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD > Information Processing Division, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP >National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce .
LINEAGE/SOURCE INFORMATION:
ORIGINATOR: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS > National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service .
TITLE: GOES Satellite Data - Imager .
TITLE: NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) model data .
TITLE: Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Data .
PUBLICATION DATE: 1994-08-31. Unknown . Unknown .
GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: raster digital data .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goes/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.osd.noaa.gov/gvar/gvardownload.htm .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/goesstatus/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://goes.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .
ONLINE LINKAGE: http://www.class.noaa.gov/nsaa/products/search?sub_id=0&datatype_fa... .
TYPE OF SOURCE MEDIA: digital .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: Unknown .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 20090402 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/BEGINNING TIME: 20090402 .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE TIME PERIOD OF CONTENT/ENDING TIME: Present .
SOURCE CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition .
SOURCE CITATION ABBREVIATION: IMS_Snow .
SOURCE CONTRIBUTION: Daily file used as ancillary data for prescribing fraction of grid covered by snow.
Access Constraints
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None
DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Disclaimer - While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Use Constraints
None
Data Set Progress
PLANNED
Distribution
Distribution Format:
netCDF Version 3.6.3
Fees:
FTP is free. Optical disks = $25.00, magnetic tape = $100 + service and handling
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
301-763-8053 x 111
Email:
istvan.laszlo at noaa.gov
City:
Camp Springs
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20746
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
(303) 497-5099
Fax:
(303) 497-6513
Email:
Anna.Milan at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/GC4
City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80305-3328
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-08-07
Last DIF Revision Date:
2011-11-04
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