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Demonstrating the Effects of Subgrid Corrections in an Ocean-scale Hydrodynamic Model: Inputs and Outputs Demonstrating the Effects of Subgrid Corrections in an Ocean-scale Hydrodynamic Model: Inputs and Outputs
This data release contains model inputs and outputs of water level elevations resulting from deterministic simulations along the South Atlantic Bight (SAB), which extends roughly from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to the Upper Florida Keys, Florida, USA. For further information regarding model input generation and visualization of model output topography and bathymetry, refer to Woodruff...
Coastal Multibeam Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected in June 2024 From Wallops and Assawoman Islands, Virginia Coastal Multibeam Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected in June 2024 From Wallops and Assawoman Islands, Virginia
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida (USGS–SPCSMC), conducted a bathymetric survey near Wallops and Assawoman Islands, Virginia (VA). During this study, multibeam bathymetry data were collected aboard the Research Vessel (R/V) Sallenger from June 1-13, 2024, as a part of field activity number (FAN) 2024-310...
Coastal Single-Beam Bathymetry and Beach Elevation Data Collected in 2024 From Wallops and Assawoman Islands, Virginia Coastal Single-Beam Bathymetry and Beach Elevation Data Collected in 2024 From Wallops and Assawoman Islands, Virginia
The U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) collected single beam echosounder (SBES) and differential global positioning system (DGPS) elevation data in the nearshore and beach environments of Wallops and Assawoman Islands, Virginia, in June 2024. This data release includes the processed SBES and DGPS elevation point data (xyz) for Field...
Synthetic Elevation Checkpoints, North Carolina Synthetic Elevation Checkpoints, North Carolina
These geospatial datasets describe positions, elevations, and uncertainties for synthetic elevation checkpoints generated across the developed coastline of North Carolina. Two datasets are provided as point shapefiles and American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) tables, and each contains synthetic checkpoints generated using a time series (1996-2018) of digital...
Gulf of America Non-spinose Planktic Foraminifera Culture Study From 2020-2022 Gulf of America Non-spinose Planktic Foraminifera Culture Study From 2020-2022
This pilot study was intended to test whether Globorotalia truncatulinoides (G. truncatulinoides) and Globorotalia menardii (G. menardii) specimens could be successfully harvested from offshore plankton tow samples and kept alive in a laboratory at the U.S Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC). The methodologies and resources which were used to...
The Relative Role of Bar Morphology on Wave Runup and Hydrodynamics: Model Inputs The Relative Role of Bar Morphology on Wave Runup and Hydrodynamics: Model Inputs
This data release contains two sets (reflective and dissipative) of synthesized barred beach profiles based on conditions in the University of New South Wales Water Research Laboratory's 0.9-meter wave flume. The profiles were collected using the methods outlined in Conti and others (2024) and then synthesized using the functions and relationships described by Stephens and others (2010)...
USGS CoastCam at Dorado, Puerto Rico: 2022-2023 Calibration Data USGS CoastCam at Dorado, Puerto Rico: 2022-2023 Calibration Data
Two digital video cameras were installed at Dorado, Puerto Rico (PR); camera 1 faced west alongshore and camera 2 faced northeast alongshore. Every hour during daylight hours, daily starting in August 2022, the cameras collected raw video and produced snapshots and time-averaged image products. This data release includes the necessary intrinsic orientation (IO) and extrinsic orientation...
Modeling the Impacts of Sand Placement Strategies on Barrier Island Evolution in a Semi-enclosed Bay System: Model Input and Results Modeling the Impacts of Sand Placement Strategies on Barrier Island Evolution in a Semi-enclosed Bay System: Model Input and Results
The impacts of five proposed restoration alternatives at Little Dauphin Island, Alabama (AL) were assessed using process-based numerical models to simulate annual scale sediment transport and storm-driven morphological change. The five restoration alternatives include a no-action scenario representing a continuous island (R0), a tidal inlet channel realignment (R1), a sand spit (sand...
Coastal Multibeam Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected in August 2024 From Breton Island, Louisiana Coastal Multibeam Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected in August 2024 From Breton Island, Louisiana
As part of the restoration monitoring component of the Deepwater Horizon early restoration project, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida (USGS–SPCSMC), conducted a bathymetric survey near Breton Island, Louisiana (LA). During this study, multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data were collected...
Hourly Sediment Moisture Content, Salinity, and Temperature Measurements for Madeira Beach, Florida, USA (January 25 – August 31, 2023) Hourly Sediment Moisture Content, Salinity, and Temperature Measurements for Madeira Beach, Florida, USA (January 25 – August 31, 2023)
This dataset contains hourly moisture content, salinity, and temperature measurements for sediment within a dune profile at Madeira Beach, Florida, USA. The data was collected between January 25, 2023, and August 31, 2023, following impacts from Hurricane Idalia. Data were collected using 5 moisture probes that extended 90 centimeters (cm) below the surface, with sensors spaced 10 cm...
Coastal Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected June-August 2023 From the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana Coastal Bathymetry and Backscatter Data Collected June-August 2023 From the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida (USGS–SPCSMC), conducted a geophysical survey of the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana during two survey legs: June 12-21 and July 31-August 11, 2023. During this study, multibeam bathymetry and sub-bottom geophysical data (Forde and others, 2024) were collected...
Coastal Single-beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2023 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana Coastal Single-beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2023 from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) conducted single-beam and multibeam bathymetry (Stalk and others, 2025) surveys around the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, from June 12 to 20 and from July 31 to August 9, 2023, as part of Field Activity Number (FAN) 2023-325-FA. The purpose of data collection was to...