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A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. West Coast, CDIAC/NDP043C

Entry ID: CDIAC_NDP043C

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Summary

Abstract: [Adapted from the online documentation]

The Numeric Data Package (NDP-043C) consists of a digital data base
that may be used to identify coastlines along the U.S. West Coast that
are at risk to sea-level rise. This data base integrates point, line,
and polygon data for the U.S. West Coast into 0.25 degree latitude by
0.25 degree longitude grid cells and into 1:2,000,000 digitized line
segments ...

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Description: NDP-043C Data Files

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 50.0

S: 30.0

E: -116.0

W: -130.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: V.M. Gornitz, T.W. Beaty, and R.C. Daniels

Dataset Title: Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. West Coast

Dataset Series Name: NDP-043C

Dataset Release Date: 1997

Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, TN

Dataset Publisher: CDIAC

Online Resource: http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ndps/ndp043c.html

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > West Coast

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.25 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.25 degrees

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > EROSION

LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > SEDIMENTATION

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Ancillary Keywords

ALASKA

ARCTIC

Originating Center

USGS/NCIC/DENVER

Data Center

Rocky Mountain Mapping Center, Geography Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: USGS ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAPPING CENTER Email: webmaster at rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Mapping Center Box 25286 City: Denver Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-01-13

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