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Sedimentologic Data From Vibracores Collected in 2023 From St. Andrew Bay, Florida Sedimentologic Data From Vibracores Collected in 2023 From St. Andrew Bay, Florida
In April 2023, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) collected 11 sediment vibracores within East Bay, St. Andrew Bay, Florida (FL). Sediment vibracore and lithology data in this data release provide assessments on the composition and age of sediments below the seafloor. This data release serves as an archive of...
Estuarine Shoreline, Upland Boundary, and Marsh Habitat Change Analyses for the Point Aux Chenes and Grand Bay Estuary Systems, Mississippi and Alabama Estuarine Shoreline, Upland Boundary, and Marsh Habitat Change Analyses for the Point Aux Chenes and Grand Bay Estuary Systems, Mississippi and Alabama
Coastal marshes across the Northern Gulf of Mexico are critical ecosystems, providing wildlife habitat, nursery for many species of fish, a carbon sink, and protection of communities from storm surge, but are vulnerable to coastal hazards, such as wave attack, sea level rise, and subsidence. While many marshes accrete vertically to compensate for rising sea level, marsh loss can occur...
Detailed Grain-Size Data of Estuarine, Barrier Island, and Shoreface Environments Around Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA Detailed Grain-Size Data of Estuarine, Barrier Island, and Shoreface Environments Around Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA
In 2015, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) conducted sediment sampling surveys on and around the barrier islands of Dauphin Island and Little Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama (AL). The study investigated the surficial sediment surrounding Dauphin Island and surrounding environments to inform sediment transport...
Model Sensitivity to Sediment Parameters and Bed Composition in Delft3D: Model Output Model Sensitivity to Sediment Parameters and Bed Composition in Delft3D: Model Output
The sensitivity to sediment parameterization and initial bed configuration on sediment transport processes and morphological evolution are assessed through process-based numerical modeling. Six sensitivity cases using a previously validated model for Dauphin Island, (Alabama) were modeled using Delft3D (developed by Deltares) to understand impacts on bed level morphology, barrier island...
Datasets to Inform Participatory Engagement to Reduce Communication Gaps in Puerto Rico Datasets to Inform Participatory Engagement to Reduce Communication Gaps in Puerto Rico
As an effort to improve the accessibility of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) resources to communities in Puerto Rico, a research team held a virtual internal meeting amongst USGS colleagues (organized with a professional facilitator) to identify and gather information on existing USGS natural hazards data, knowledge, and tools available for Puerto Rico. As a result, a bilingual website...
Coastal Multibeam Bathymetry Data Collected in August 2022 From Breton Island, Louisiana Coastal Multibeam Bathymetry Data Collected in August 2022 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 data were collected aboard the research vessel (R...
Laboratory Observations of Oscillatory Flow Over Sand Ripples Laboratory Observations of Oscillatory Flow Over Sand Ripples
These datasets comprise of laboratory observations of oscillatory flows over mobile sand ripples. The data were collected in the Small-Oscillatory Flow Tunnel (S-OFT) in the Sediment Dynamics Laboratory at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi (MS), while Donya Frank-Gilchrist was a National Research Council post-doctoral fellow there. The flow tunnel has...
SWASH Model Water Level Timeseries at Wrightsville Beach, NC during Hurricane Isaias, August 2020 SWASH Model Water Level Timeseries at Wrightsville Beach, NC during Hurricane Isaias, August 2020
This data release contains model output of water level elevation time series generated by the Simulating WAves till SHore (SWASH) model to simulate storm-induced water levels from Hurricane Isaias at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina (NC), USA. Water levels were simulated along three different cross-shore profiles over a period of 10 hours around the peak of the storm from 2300 GMT on...
USGS CoastCam at DUNEX: Timestack Imagery and Coordinate Data USGS CoastCam at DUNEX: Timestack Imagery and Coordinate Data
Two digital video cameras were temporarily installed at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) in North Carolina (NC), as part of the DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX). DUNEX was a collaborative community-led experiment that took place in the fall of 2021 along the Outer Banks of NC, with the goal of improving the understanding...
USGS CoastCam at DUNEX: Calibration Data USGS CoastCam at DUNEX: Calibration Data
Two digital video cameras were temporarily installed at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) in North Carolina (NC), as part of the DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX). DUNEX was a collaborative community-led experiment that took place in the fall of 2021 along the Outer Banks of NC, with the goal of improving the understanding...
Sediment Data from Vibracores Collected in 2021 From Central Florida Gulf Coast Barrier Islands Sediment Data from Vibracores Collected in 2021 From Central Florida Gulf Coast Barrier Islands
In 2021, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) conducted ground penetrating radar (GPR) and sediment sampling surveys on barrier islands located along the central Florida Gulf Coast (CFGC), Pinellas County, Florida. This study investigated the past evolution of the CFGC from field sites at Anclote Keys, Caladesi and...
Single-beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2022 From Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi Single-beam Bathymetry Data Collected in 2022 From Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS – SPCSMC), conducted a single-beam bathymetry survey within Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi, in June 2022 under the USGS Field Activity Number (FAN) 2022-320-FA. The data was collected from two personal watercrafts (PWC): RV Shark (SubFAN 22CCT09, WVR1) and RV Chum (SubFAN 22CCT10, WVR2)...