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2010 Louisiana and Mississippi USACE Lidar-Derived Dune Crest, Toe and Shoreline

The Storm-Induced Coastal Change Hazards component of the National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards project focuses on understanding the magnitude and variability of extreme storm impacts on sandy beaches. Lidar-derived beach morphologic features such as dune crest, toe and shoreline help define the vulnerability of the beach to storm impacts. This dataset defines the elevation and position of the seaward-most dune crest and toe and the mean high water shoreline derived from the 2010 Louisiana and Mississippi U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) lidar survey. Beach width is included and is defined as the distance between the dune toe and shoreline along a cross-shore profile. The beach slope is calculated using this beach width and the elevation of the shoreline and dune toe.

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Author(s) Kara S Doran orcid, Joseph W. Long orcid, Justin J Birchler orcid, Owen T. Brenner orcid, Matthew W Hardy orcid, Karen L M orcid, Hilary F Stockdon orcid, Miguel L. Torres
Publication Date 2017-06-09
Beginning Date of Data 2010-04-09
Ending Date of Data 2010-04-26
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7GF0S0Z
Citation Doran, K.S., Long, J.W., Birchler, J.J., Brenner, O.T., Hardy, M.W., M, K.L., Stockdon, H.F., and Torres, M.L., 2017, 2010 Louisiana and Mississippi USACE Lidar-Derived Dune Crest, Toe and Shoreline: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7GF0S0Z.
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Metadata Date 2024-07-12
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