Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jacquelyn R. Overbeck Originator: Kara S. Doran Publication_Date: 20150425 Title: National Assessment of Hurricane-Induced Coastal Erosion Hazards: Southeast Atlantic Miami to Jupiter, Florida Mean (interpolated) Beach Slope Point Data Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F72805P1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F72805P1 Description: Abstract: The National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards project derives beach morphology features from lidar elevation data for the purpose of understanding and predicting storm impacts to our nation's coastlines. This dataset defines mean beach slopes along the United States Southeast Atlantic Ocean from Miami to Jupiter, Florida for data collected at various times between 1999 and 2009. Purpose: To provide mean slope data between the endpoint locations of the Mean High Water and seaward-most dune toe elevations, interpolated to a 200 meter alongshore resolution using a 400-meter wide Hanning window. This dataset, SFL_Mean_Slopes.txt, and others associated with this project can be accessed online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F72805P1. Supplemental_Information: The USGS Saint Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) - St. Petersburg, Fla., assigns a unique identifier (called a Field Activity Number, or FAN) to each cruise or field activity. The following FANs are associated with this activity: 99LTS04, 04CNT05, 04CNT01, 05CNT10, 07CNT02, 09CNT04 Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19991006 Ending_Date: 20091003 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition Status: Progress: complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed. Data are updated when new lidar surveys are available. Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.131078 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.031194 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.033334 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.763333 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: SPCMSC Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: coastal Theme_Keyword: slope Theme_Keyword: environment Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning Theme_Keyword: distributions Theme_Keyword: bathymetry and elevation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) Keywords Theme_Keyword: altimetry Theme_Keyword: topographic mapping Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: LIDAR Theme_Keyword: topography Theme_Keyword: digital elevation models Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: United States of America Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: Miami, Florida Place_Keyword: Jupiter, Florida Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originators of the data in future products or derivative research. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Jacquelyn R. Overbeck Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 600 4th Street South City: Saint Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: UNITED STATES Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8104 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8001 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: joverbeck@usgs.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7600); ESRI ArcGIS 10.2.2.4000; MATLAB R2014b Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Data gaps exist where there are no sandy shorelines (such as over inlets, marshes, or rocky coasts). For each 400 meter window width, data will be given a null value if greater than 50% of points are missing. For inlets narrower than the 400-m window, only slopes associated with the data on either side of the inlet were computed. No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: These data include beach and dune morphology in the form of mean beach slopes. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal accuracy was not estimated. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Vertical accuracy for beach and dune morphology (dune crest and toe elevation) data is dependent on the positional accuracy of the lidar data. Estimated accuracy of lidar surveys is +/- 15 centimeters. However, vertical accuracies may vary based on the type of terrain (for example, inaccuracies may increase as slope increases or with the presence of extremely dense vegetation) and the accuracy of the GPS and aircraft-attitude measurements. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Originator: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Originator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Publication_Date: 20141114 Title: Fall 1999 East Coast NOAA/USGS/NASA Airborne Lidar Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline Online_Linkage: http://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/index.html?action=advsearch&qType=in&qFld=ID&qVal=8 Type_of_Source_Media: Online digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19991006 Ending_Date: 19991104 Source_Currentness_Reference: The date when lidar surveys were conducted. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA99 Source_Contribution: Lidar-derived elevation data collected by this source was used to estimate dune morphology variables. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) Publication_Date: 20141114 Title: 2004 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Post-Hurricane Ivan Topo/Bathy Lidar: Alabama, Florida Online_Linkage: http://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/index.html?action=advsearch&qType=in&qFld=ID&qVal=37 Type_of_Source_Media: Online digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20041101 Ending_Date: 20041231 Source_Currentness_Reference: The dates when lidar surveys were conducted. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE04b Source_Contribution: Lidar-derived elevation data collected by this source was used to estimate dune morphology variables. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) Publication_Date: 20141114 Title: 2004 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Topo/Bathy Lidar: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and North Carolina Online_Linkage: ftp://coast.noaa.gov/pub/DigitalCoast/lidar1_z/geoid12a/data/19 Type_of_Source_Media: Online digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20040401 Ending_Date: 20040925 Source_Currentness_Reference: The dates when lidar surveys were conducted. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE04a Source_Contribution: Lidar-derived elevation data collected by this source was used to estimate dune morphology variables. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) Publication_Date: 20141114 Title: 2006 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) East Coast Topo/Bathy Mapping Project for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina Online_Linkage: http://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/index.html?action=advsearch&qType=in&qFld=ID&qVal=34 Type_of_Source_Media: Online digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20051211 Ending_Date: 20060205 Source_Currentness_Reference: The dates when lidar surveys were conducted. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE06 Source_Contribution: Lidar-derived elevation data collected by this source was used to estimate dune morphology variables. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Originator: Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Publication_Date: 20150213 Title: 2007 - 2008 Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Lidar Project: Blocks 1 - 10 (Southeast Florida and Keys) Online_Linkage: http://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/index.html?action=advsearch&qType=in&qFld=ID&qVal=520 Type_of_Source_Media: Online digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20070712 Ending_Date: 20080208 Source_Currentness_Reference: The dates when lidar surveys were conducted. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FDEM07 Source_Contribution: Lidar-derived elevation data collected by this source was used to estimate dune morphology variables. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) Originator: Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of eXpertise (JALBTCX) Publication_Date: 20141114 Title: 2009 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX) Lidar: East Coast of Florida Online_Linkage: http://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/index.html?action=advsearch&qType=in&qFld=ID&qVal=1072 Type_of_Source_Media: Online digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20090831 Ending_Date: 20091003 Source_Currentness_Reference: The dates when lidar surveys were conducted. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE10 Source_Contribution: Lidar-derived elevation data collected by this source was used to estimate dune morphology variables. Process_Step: Process_Description: For dune morphology data: Elevation data from lidar surveys were interpolated in MATLAB R2014b to a gridded domain that was rotated parallel to the shoreline and had a resolution of 10 m in the alongshore direction and 2.5 m in the cross-shore direction. The interpolation method applies spatial filtering with a Hanning window that is twice as wide as the grid resolution. Dune morphology data are extracted from the elevation grid in MATLAB. Beach slopes were extracted from endpoint locations of the Mean High Water and dune toe elevations. The beach slopes were temporally averaged then interpolated to 200 m alongshore resolution by filtering with a 400 m wide Hanning window. More details on the methodology can be found in the USGS Open-File Report, "A method for determining average beach slope and beach slope variability for U.S. sandy coastlines", available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1053 Process_Date: 20150330 Process_Step: Process_Description: Keywords section of metadata optimized for discovery in USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Data Catalog. Process_Date: 20170124 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Alan O. Allwardt Contact_Position: Contractor -- Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 2885 Mission Street City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7551 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aallwardt@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 718 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0197843295 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0229959585 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D WGS 1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: SFL_Mean_Slopes.txt Entity_Type_Definition: Lidar-derived beach slopes. Measured as the endpoint slope between the locations of dune toe and Mean High Water elevation. Values of -999 represent "no data" values. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: Longitude Attribute_Definition: Longitude of interpolated shoreline position in decimal degrees. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -80.131078 Range_Domain_Maximum: -80.031194 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: Latitude Attribute_Definition: Latitude of interpolated shoreline position in decimal degrees. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 25.763333 Range_Domain_Maximum: 27.033334 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees Attribute: Attribute_Label: slope Attribute_Definition: Mean of beach slopes. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.015848 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.221387 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Radians Attribute: Attribute_Label: mean_res_err Attribute_Definition: Mean residual error. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000335 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.148708 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Radians Attribute: Attribute_Label: 95_confidence Attribute_Definition: 95 percent confidence interval, equal to 2*mean_res_err. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000671 Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.297416 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Radians Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Contact_Person: Jacquelyn R. Overbeck Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 600 4th Street South City: Saint Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8104 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8001 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: joverbeck@usgs.gov Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USGS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. 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Overbeck Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 600 4th Street South City: Saint Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: UNITED STATES Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8104 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8001 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: joverbeck@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time