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Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Gulf Islands To Sea-Level Rise

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Originator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton, Erika S. Hammar-Klose, E. Robert Thieler, and S. Jeffress William
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Gulf Islands To Sea-Level Rise
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Maps, Reports
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Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
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Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
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Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-108/
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Abstract:
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) in Mississippi and Florida. 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 rates, mean tidal range and mean wave height. The rankings for each variable were combined and an index value calculated for 1-minute grid cells covering the park. The CVI highlights those regions where the physical effects of sea-level rise might be the greatest. This approach combines the coastal system's susceptibility to change with its natural ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions, yielding a quantitative, although relative, measure of the park's natural vulnerability to the effects of sea-level rise. The Gulf Islands in Mississippi and Florida consist of stable and washover dominated portions of barrier beach backed by wetland and marsh. The areas likely to be most vulnerable to sea-level rise are those with the highest occurrence of overwash, the highest rates of shoreline change, the gentlest regional coastal slope, and the highest rates of relative sea-level rise. The CVI provides an objective technique for evaluation and long-term planning by scientists and park managers. [Summary provided by the USGS.]
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Supplemental_Information:
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REFERENCE: Gornitz, V.M., Daniels, R.C., White, T.W., and Birdwell, K.R., 1994, The development of a coastal vulnerability assessment database, Vulnerability to sea-level rise in the U.S. southeast: Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 12, p. 327-338.
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REFERENCE: Hammar-Klose, E.S., and Thieler, E.R., 2001, Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise, A Preliminary Database for the U.S. Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico Coasts: U.S. Geological Survey, Digital Data Series, DDS-68, 1 CD-ROM.
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REFERENCE: Hubertz, J.M., Thompson, E.F., and Wang, H.V., 1996, Wave Information Studies of U.S. coastlines, Annotated bibliography on coastal and ocean data assimilation: WIS Report 36, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, 31 p.
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REFERENCE: National Research Council, 1990, Managing Coastal Erosion, Washington: National Academy Press, 163 p.
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REFERENCE: National Research Council, 1995, Beach Nourishment and Protection, Washington: National Academy Press, 334 p.
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REFERENCE: Pilkey, O.H., and Davis, T.W., 1987, An analysis of coastal recession models, North Carolina coast,in D. Nummedal, O.H. Pilkey and J.D. Howard (eds.), Sea-level Fluctuation and Coastal Evolution: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Special Publications No. 41, Tulsa, Oklahoma, p. 59-68.
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Shaw, J., Taylor, R.B., Forbes, D.L., Ruz, M.H., and Solomon, S., 1998, Sensitivity of the Canadian Coast to Sea-Level Rise: Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 505, 114 p.
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Thieler, E.R., and Hammar-Klose, E.S., 1999, National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise, U.S. Atlantic Coast: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-593, 1 sheet. Online
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Thieler, E.R., and Hammar-Klose, E.S., 2000a, National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise, U.S. Pacific Coast: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-178, 1 sheet. Online
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Thieler, E.R., and Hammar-Klose, E.S., 2000b, National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise, U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coast: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-179, 1 sheet. Online
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE: Zervas, C., 2001, Sea Level Variations of the United States 1854-1999: NOAA Technical Report NOS CO-OPS 36, 201 p.
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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.0
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > BEACHES
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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY > SEA SURFACE SLOPE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > TIDAL RANGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS > COASTAL VULNERABILITY
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Theme_Keyword: Sea Level Rise
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Theme_Keyword: OCEANS
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Place_Keyword: OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
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This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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