Projected future habitat, elevation change, and carbon accumulation of coastal wetlands in the Nisqually River Delta, Washington
February 16, 2022
This dataset consists of raster geotiff outputs from modeling habitat change, marsh vertical accretion, and carbon accumulation in the Nisqually River Delta, Washington, USA. These rasters represent projections of future habitat type, change in surface elevation above Mean Sea Level, and total sediment carbon accumulation since 2011 in coastal wetland habitats. Projections were generated in 20-year increments for 100 years for five amounts of sea-level rise, three amounts of suspended sediment concentrations, and two alternative configurations of the U.S. Interstate-5 causeway as it crosses the Nisqually River to either prevent or allow inland habitat migration (a total of 30 scenarios). The full methods and results are described in detail in the parent manuscript, “Can coastal habitats rise to the challenge? Resilience of estuarine habitats, carbon accumulation, and its value to sea-level rise for adaptation planning in a Puget Sound estuary” (2022).
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2022 |
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Title | Projected future habitat, elevation change, and carbon accumulation of coastal wetlands in the Nisqually River Delta, Washington |
DOI | 10.5066/P9ONIUCK |
Authors | Monica M Moritsch, Kristin B Byrd, Anthony J Good, Judith Drexler, J.T. Morris, Isa Woo, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Eric Grossman, Katrina L. Poppe, John M. Rybczyk, Glynnis Nakai, Melanie J Davis |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
USGS Organization | Western Geographic Science Center - Main Office |
Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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