Data Release
EAARL Coastal Topography—Texas, Post-Hurricane Rita, 2005
By Matthew W. Hardy, Christine J. Kranenburg, and Kara S. Doran
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 a portion of the Texas coastline. Elevation measurements were acquired by the Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL) on September 27th and 28th, and October 2nd, 2005, following Hurricane Rita landfall.
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| RITA2005_Texas_EAARLA_FS_n88g96.zip Lidar-derived first-surface topography collected post-Hurricane Rita in Texas (.xyz) |
RITA2005_Texas_EAARLA_FS _n88g96_metadata.xml |
RITA2005_Texas_EAARLA_FS _n88g96_metadata.txt |
RITA2005_Texas_EAARLA_FS _n88g96.zip (217.28 MB) |
| RITA2005_Texas_EAARLA_BE_n88g96.zip Lidar-derived bare-earth topography collected post-Hurricane Rita in Texas (.xyz) |
RITA2005_Texas_EAARLA_BE _n88g96_metadata.xml |
RITA2005_Texas_EAARLA_BE _n88g96_metadata.txt |
RITA2005_Texas_EAARLA_BE _n88g96.zip (193.29 MB) |
Figure 1. EAARL first-surface and bare-earth topography extent for Texas; data were collected post-Hurricane Rita, in September and October 2005.
Suggested Citation
Hardy, M.W., Kranenburg, C.J., and Doran, K.S., 2017, EAARL Coastal Topography—Texas, Post-Hurricane Rita, 2005: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WD3ZFC.