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Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Cumberland Island National Seashore (Cuis) To Sea-Level Rise

Entry ID: USGS_OFR_2004_1196

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Summary

Abstract: A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability
of the coast to future sea-level rise within Cumberland Island National
Seashore in Georgia. 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, historical shoreline change
rates, mean tidal ...

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Description: Results of the Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Cumberland Island National
Seashore to
Sea-Level Rise.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 31.0

S: 29.0

E: -80.0

W: -81.4

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams

Dataset Title: Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Cumberland Island National Seashore (Cuis) To Sea-Level Rise

Dataset Series Name: Open File Report 2004-1196

Dataset Release Date: 2004

Dataset Release Place: Woods Hole, MA

Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Data Presentation Form: maps, reports

Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1196/

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GEORGIA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > BEACHES

OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > BARRIER ISLANDS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Platform

LANDSAT-7

TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)

AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA

Instrument

MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

TM > Thematic Mapper

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

OGC/WMS > Open Geospatial Consortium/Web Map Service

Quality This database was developed as part of the Core Database for the State of Kansas. It is suited for county-level and watershed-level analyzes that involve land use and land cover.

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The eleven mapped classes are defined as:

Commercial/Industrial (class code 11)- commercial/industrial land consists of areas of ... intensive use with much of the land covered by structures or other hard surfaces. These areas are used predominantly for the manufacture and sale of products and/or services. This category includes the central business districts of cities, towns, and villages; suburban shopping centers and strip developments; educational, governmental, religious, health, correctional and institutional facilities; industrial and commercial complexes; and communications, power, and transportation facilities. The main buildings, secondary structures, and areas supporting the basic use are all included - office buildings, warehouses, driveways, parking lots, landscaped areas, streets, etc. Highways or interstate systems running through the core of urban areas, are also included in this class.

Residential (class code 12)- residential land consists of areas of medium density housing characterized by a more or less even distribution of vegetative cover and houses/garages, to high density housing characterized by multi-unit structures such as apartment complexes. Linear residential developments along transportation routes extending outward from urban areas are included. Rural subdivisions not directly connected to the core of an urbanized area are also included. The main buildings, secondary structures, and immediate surrounding landscape are all included (i.e., house, apartment complexes, streets, garages, driveways, parking areas, lawns, trees, etc.).

Urban-Openland (class code 13)- urban-openland consists of areas with uses such as golf courses, zoos, urban parks, cemeteries, and undeveloped land within an urban setting. Low density rural residential areas may also be included in this category. This category also includes tracts of land that have been zoned residential or commercial, but have yet to be developed.

Urban-Woodland (class code 14)- urban-woodland consists of wooded tracts within a town or city. These wooded tracts maybe associated with golf courses, zoos, urban parks, and other undeveloped land.

Urban-Water (class code 15)- urban-water consists of any open surface water within a town or city. This includes ponds, lakes, sewage settling ponds, etc.

Cropland (class code 20)- cropland includes all areas with actively growing row crop and small grains, as well as harvested lands, fallow land, and large, uniform areas of bare, plowed ground.

Grassland (class code 30)- this category includes all pasture (hayed land), rangeland, and other grasslands having insufficient trees and/or shrubs to be classified as "woodland". It does NOT include conservation reserve program (CRP) land.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Land (class code 31)- this category includes all lands enrolled in the conservation reserve program as determined by the 2005 Common Land Unit (CLU) database.

Woodland (class code 40) - this class includes any wooded areas having a canopy closure of 50% and greater.

Water (class code 50) - all open water bodies, including reservoirs, lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. Ephemeral streams may not be represented.

Other (class code 60)- the "other" class is used to identify land cover land use classes not previously defined. In general, this class is used for exposed bare ground other than cropland. Examples include rock quarries, sand and gravel pits, sandbars, and built-up areas less than 40 acres.

The Kansas Biological Survey (KBS) and its representatives make no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, with respect to the digital data and their documentation, their quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The digital data are distributed on "as is" basis, and the user assumes all risk as to their quality, the results obtained from their use, and the performance of the data. In no event will the KBS or its representatives be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from and defect in the KBS's digital data or in their documentation. This disclaimer of warranty is exclusive and in lieu of all others, oral or written, expressed or implied. No agent or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension, or addition to this warranty.

Ancillary Keywords

land cover

mapping

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program, University of Kansas

Data Center URL: http://www.kars.ku.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: STEPHEN EGBERT Phone: 785-864-1507 Fax: 785-864-1534 Email: s-egbert at ku.edu Contact Address: 2101 Constant Avenue City: Lawrence Province or State: Kansas Postal Code: 66047 Country: US

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online

Fees: No fees

Personnel

STEPHEN EGBERT

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 785-864-1507

Fax: 785-864-1534

Email: s-egbert at ku.edu

Contact Address:

2101 Constant Avenue

City: Lawrence

Province or State: Kansas

Postal Code: 66047

Country: US

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2010-08-17

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-08-18

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