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During the coming decades, coastlines will respond to widely predicted sea-level rise, storm surge, and coastal inundation flooding from disastrous events, such as hurricanes or nor'easters
CoNED
Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications
Physical processes in the coastal environments are controlled by the geomorphology of both "over-the-land" topography and "underwater" bathymetry; therefore, many applications of geospatial data in coastal environments require detailed knowledge of near-shore topography and bathymetry (topobathymetry). High-resolution coastal elevation data is critical to depict regions prone to these climate change impacts, and are essential to planners and managers responsible for mitigating the associated risks and costs to both human communities and ecosystems.
By progressively constructing enhanced integrated topobathymetric elevation models for an evolving set of U.S. coastal regions and ecosystems, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal National Elevation Database Applications (CoNED) Project provides important information for a range of applications needed for climate change analysis in sensitive coastal regions, including:
The Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Project Viewer is a portal to the topobathymetric models created with the expertise of the expertise of the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center near Sioux Falls, SD.
CoNED Digital Elevation Model Helps Majuro Prepare for Sea Level Rise
University of Hawaii Geology and Geophysics Professor Chip Fletcher spread his maps on the table as land planners from Majuro—a large coral atoll of...
The Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Project Viewer is a portal to the topobathymetric models created with the expertise of the expertise of the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center near Sioux Falls, SD.
CoNED Digital Elevation Model Helps Majuro Prepare for Sea Level Rise
University of Hawaii Geology and Geophysics Professor Chip Fletcher spread his maps on the table as land planners from Majuro—a large coral atoll of...