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Data Release
EAARL Coastal Topography—Chandeleur Islands, Post-Hurricane Katrina, 2005
by Christine J. Kranenburg, Joseph W. Long, and Xan Fredericks
USGS, St. Petersburg, Florida
Summary
These datasets, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, provide lidar-derived first-surface and bare-earth topography for the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana. Elevation measurements were acquired by the Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL) on September 1–4, 2005, immediately following Hurricane Katrina’s landfall.
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATRINA2005_Chandeleur_EAARLA_ FS_n88g96.zip Lidar-derived first-surface topography for the Chandeleur Islands, LA (.xyz) |
KATRINA2005_Chandeleur_EAARLA_ FS_n88g96_metadata.xml |
KATRINA2005_Chandeleur_EAARLA_ FS_n88g96_metadata.txt |
KATRINA2005_Chandeleur_EAARLA_ FS_n88g96.zip (85 MB) |
| KATRINA2005_Chandeleur_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96.zip Lidar-derived bare-earth topography for the Chandeleur Islands, LA (.xyz) |
KATRINA2005_Chandeleur_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96_metadata.xml |
KATRINA2005_Chandeleur_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96_metadata.txt |
KATRINA2005_Chandeleur_EAARLA_ BE_n88g96.zip (40.5 MB) |
Figure 1. EAARL first-surface and bare-earth topography extent for the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana data collected in September 2005.
Suggested Citation
Kranenburg, C.J., Long, J.W., and Fredericks, Xan, 2017, EAARL Coastal Topography—Chandeleur Islands, Post-Hurricane Katrina, 2005: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7VM49CR.