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Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS) To Sea-Level Rise
Entry ID: USGS_OFR_2004_1020

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Summary
Abstract: A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map relative vulnerability of
the coast to future sea-level rise within Assateague Island National Seashore
(ASIS) in Maryland and Virginia. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their
physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology,
regional coastal slope, rate of relative sea-level rise, shoreline change
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Description: Study Results of the Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Assateague Island
National Seashore (ASIS) To Sea-Level Rise.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 39.0   S: 36.0   E: -75.0   W: -77.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton, S. Jeffress Williams, and E. Robert Thieler
Dataset Title: Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS) To Sea-Level Rise
Dataset Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Dataset Release Date: 2004
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Version: 1.0
Data Presentation Form: Maps, Reports
Other Citation Details: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1020, Electronic Book
Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1020/
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > BEACHES Parameter Definition
OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > BARRIER ISLANDS Parameter Definition
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Platform
FIELD SURVEYS Ancillary Description
MAPS Ancillary Description
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
USGS
Data Center
Open File Services Section, Publications Warehouse, Eastern Region, Publications, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/

Data Center Personnel
Name: USGS OPEN-FILE SERVICES SECTION
Phone: 303-202-4200
Phone: 303-202-4210
Fax: 303-202-4188
Email: infoservices at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
USGS Information Services
Open-File Services Section
Box 25286
Federal Center
City: Denver
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80225-0286
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online
Fees: No fees
Personnel
REBECCA BEAVERS
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 303-987-6945
Email: Rebecca_Beavers at nps.gov
Contact Address:
National Park Service
Natural Resource Program Center
Geologic Resources Division
P.O. Box 25287
City: Denver
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80225-0287
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-08-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-02

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