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geospatial analysis, geologic maps, geology, karst, maps and atlases, sinkhole formation, geomorphology, hydrogeology

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Monroe County, United States, West Virginia

Density raster of caves in Monroe County, West Virginia

Monroe County, in southeastern West Virginia, hosts world-class karst within carbonate units of Mississippian and Ordovician age. There are at least 412 known caves in the county. Location data for these caves were collected from the West Virginia Speleological Survey (WVASS) Bulletin 22 (Dasher, 2019). Point features were created in ArcGIS Pro for each cave location and were used to make a point density raster. This raster displays the number of cave points per square kilometer.

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Author(s) Cheyenne L. Cox, Daniel H. Doctor
Publication Date 2021-10-06
Beginning Date of Data 2019
Ending Date of Data 2021
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Daniel H Doctor
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P92JLWRM
Citation Cox, C.L., and Doctor, D.H., 2021, Density raster of caves in Monroe County, West Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P92JLWRM.
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Cheyenne L Cox
Metadata Date 2021-10-06
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