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County of Cameron, LA, Texas, USA, County of Evangeline, LA, County of Lamar, MS, County of Iberville, LA, County of Pearl River, MS, Florida, County of Perry, MS, County of Jasper, TX, County of Saint Charles, LA, County of Saint Landry, LA, County of Tangipahoa, LA, County of Newton, TX, County of East Feliciana, LA, County of Plaquemines, LA, County of Vermilion, LA, County of Baldwin, AL, LA, Mississippi, County of Livingston, LA, County of Mobile, AL, County of Pointe Coupee, LA, County of Jackson, MS, County of Lafayette, LA, County of Saint Helena, LA, County of Saint John the Baptist, LA, Louisiana, County of Vernon, LA, County of Greene, MS, County of Hancock, MS, County of Jefferson, TX, County of East Baton Rouge, LA, FL, US, County of Amite, MS, County of Allen, LA, County of Jefferson, LA, County of Beauregard, LA, County of Lafourche, LA, County of Terrebonne, LA, County of West Feliciana, LA, County of Stone, MS, County of Saint Bernard, LA, County of Saint Mary, LA, County of Saint Tammany, LA, County of Calcasieu, LA, County of Escambia, FL, Alabama, County of Rapides, LA, County of George, MS, County of Harrison, MS, County of Wilkinson, MS, County of Orange, TX, County of Concordia, LA, MS, County of Acadia, LA, County of Walthall, MS, County of Avoyelles, LA, County of Assumption, LA, County of Marion, MS, United States, County of Jefferson Davis, LA, County of West Baton Rouge, LA, County of Saint James, LA, County of Ascension, LA, County of Washington, LA, County of Iberia, LA, County of Pike, MS, TX, County of Forrest, MS, AL, County of Saint Martin, LA, County of Orleans, LA, U.S.

Topobathymetric Model of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 1885 to 2021

To support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) storm surge modeling for the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), Lowermost Mississippi River Management Program (LMRMP), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project has created an integrated 1-meter topobathymetric digital elevation model (TBDEM) for the Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM)-2. High-resolution coastal topobathymetric data are required to model flooding, storms, and sea-level rise inundation hazard zones and other earth science applications, such as the development of sediment transport and storm surge models. The new TBDEM consists of the best available multi-source topographic and bathymetric elevation data for the region including neighboring islands, bays, marsh, waterways, and inlets. The NGOM-2 TBDEM integrates 286 different data sources including topographic and bathymetric data, such as lidar point clouds and acoustic surveys obtained from USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USACE, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, Louisiana CPRA, Louisiana Department of Transportation, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, and the Texas Natural Resources Information System. The topographic and bathymetric surveys were sorted and prioritized based on survey date, accuracy, spatial distribution, and point density to develop a model based on the best available elevation and bathymetric data. Because bathymetric data are typically referenced to tidal datums, such as Mean High Water or Mean Low Water, all tidally referenced heights were transformed into orthometric heights based on the GEOID12B datum, which is normally used for mapping elevation on land using the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. The spatial horizontal resolution is 1-meter. The general location ranges from the old river control structure on the Mississippi River in the north to the Mississippi River delta in the south and extending from the Texas/Louisiana border on the west to the Alabama/Florida border on the east. The overall temporal range of the input topography and bathymetry is 1885 to 2021 with a maximum depth extending to 2,358 meters. The topography surveys are from 2002-2020. The bathymetry surveys were acquired between 1885 and 2021. The data release and all related items of information were prepared by USGS through a sub-contract with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, who was funded under Award No. GNTCP18LA0035 from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council). The data, statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author[s] and do not necessarily reflect any determinations, views, or policies of the RESTORE Council. This data release was also co-funded by the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) for the Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM2).

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Author(s) Jeffrey J Danielson orcid, Dean Tyler orcid, William Matthew Cushing orcid, John A Barras orcid, Sandra Poppenga orcid, Sean D Beverly orcid, Md Rakibul Islam
Publication Date 2022-06-01
Beginning Date of Data 1885-01-01
Ending Date of Data 2021-12-31
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P99JULDN
Citation Danielson, J.J., Tyler, D., Cushing, W.M., Barras, J.A., Poppenga, S., Beverly, S.D., and Islam, M.R., 2022, Topobathymetric Model of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 1885 to 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P99JULDN.
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