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Elevation of marsh units in Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts
This data release provides elevation distribution in the Plum Island Estuary and Parker River (PIEPR) salt marsh complex. Elevation distribution was calculated in terms of mean elevation of conceptual marsh units defined by Defne and Ganju (2018). The elevation data was based on the 1-meter gridded Digital Elevation Model and supplemented by 1-meter resampled 1/9 arc-second resolution National Elevation Data, where data gaps exist. Through scientific efforts initiated with the Hurricane Sandy Science Plan, the U.S. Geological Survey has been expanding national assessment of coastal change hazards and forecast products to coastal wetlands, including the Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, with the intent of providing Federal, State, and local managers with tools to estimate the vulnerability and ecosystem service potential of these wetlands. For this purpose, the response and resilience of coastal wetlands to physical factors need to be assessed in terms of the ensuing change to their vulnerability and ecosystem services. Mean elevation of marsh units is planned to be an underlying parameter in the synthesis of these factors. References: Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2018, Conceptual marsh units for Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XF54QF
Author(s) |
Zafer Defne |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Beginning Date of Data | 2018 |
Ending Date of Data | 2018 |
Data Contact | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P9R229RI |
Citation | Defne, Z., and Ganju, N.K., 2018, Elevation of marsh units in Plum Island Estuary and Parker River salt marsh complex, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9R229RI. |
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Metadata Date | 2020-08-06 |
Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
Citations of these data | Loading https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1460 |
Access | public |
License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
Harvest Date: 2025-01-06T09:34:50.952Z