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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

geospatial datasets, image mosaics, coastal processes, aerial photography

ISO 19115 Topic Category

imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Other Subject Keywords

beach nourishment, USACE, aerial photograph, U.S. Geological Survey, WHSC, coastal survey map, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, beach erosion, Woods Hole Science Center, shoreline, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CMGP, GeoTIFF image, historic shoreline, USGS

Place Keywords

Rincon, Puerto Rico, Punta Higuero

Geometrically corrected image mosaic of 1983 aerial photographs of Rincon, Puerto Rico (mosaic_1983.tif)

The 8 km of shoreline from Punta Higuero to Punta Cadena in Rincón, Puerto Rico is experiencing long-term coastal erosion. This study documents historical shoreline changes at Rincón for the period 1936-2005. Twelve historical shoreline positions were compiled from existing data, new orthophotography, and GPS field surveys.

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Author(s) E.R. Thieler, R.W. Rodriguez, E.A. Himmelstoss
Publication Date 2007
Beginning Date of Data 1983
Ending Date of Data 1983
Data Contact
E.R. Thieler
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Emily Himmelstoss
Metadata Date 2021-09-01
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Harvest Source: Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System
Harvest Date: 2025-01-22T04:21:20.072Z