Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise Gulf of Mexico

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center
Title: Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise Gulf of Mexico
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
Server=Gleason; Service=5154; Database=GIS; User=FWC; Version=sde.DEFAULT
Description:
Abstract:
Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise : U.S. Atlantic,Pacific, and Gulf Coasts. The goal of this project is to provide a preliminary overview, at a National scale, the relative susceptibility of the Nation's coast to sea- level rise through the use of a coastal vulnerability index (CVI). This initial classification is based upon the variables geomorphology, regional coastal slope, tide range, wave height, relative sea-level rise and shoreline erosion and accretion rates. The combination of these variables and the association of these variables to each other furnish a broad overview of regions where physical changes are likely to occur due to sea-level rise.
Purpose:
The purpose of this data layer is to allow the user to view both the coastal vulnerability index (CVI) and the data from which the CVI is calculated (tides, wave height, relative sea-level rise, coastal slope, geomorphology, and shoreline erosion and accretion rate) for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coast. The CVI provides insight into the relative potential for coastal change due to future sea-level rise. The maps and data presented here can be viewed in at least two ways: 1) as a base for developing a more complete inventory of variables influencing the coastal vulnerability to future sea-level rise to which other elements can be added as they become available; and 2) as an example of the potential for assessing coastal vulnerability to future sea-level rise using objective criteria.
Supplemental_Information:
Prior to July 1, 2004, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) was known as the Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI). The institute name has not been changed in historical data sets or references to work completed by the Florida Marine Research Institute. The institute name has been changed in references to ongoing research, new research, and contact information.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20010110
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.976552
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.211049
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.792455
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.404366
Keywords:
Theme:
Access_Constraints:
Available without restriction. All data must be verified by Principal Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: E. Robert Thieler
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2350
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rthieler@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Field Center
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: FWRI-DC
Security_Classification: Available without restriction
Security_Handling_Description: Available without restriction
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The attributes in this dataset are based on A Coastal Hazards Database for the U.S. Gulf Coast (Gornitz, V. and White, T. W. 1992. ORNL/CDIAC-60, NDP-043B. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) updated with data from more recent sources. The data has gone through a series of QA/QC procedures, and is therefore believed to accurately reflect the data gathered in the Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise Study.
Logical_Consistency_Report: This database is believed to be logically consistent.
Completeness_Report: This database is complete.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:2,000,000
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Coastal Hazards Database for the U.S. Gulf Coast (Gornitz, V. and White, T. W. 1992. ORNL/CDIAC-60, NDP-043B. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee), NOS tide and sea-level rise data, WIS wave data, state and U.S. Geological Survey erosion/accretion rate data, NGDC and ETOPO5 elevation data and the Living with the Shore series (Duke University Press, Durham, NC) were used to create this digital dataset. An ArcView .shp file was updated with each attribute.
Process_Date: 19991215

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 2011 Florida GDL Albers
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 24.0
Standard_Parallel: 31.5
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.0
False_Easting: 400000.0
False_Northing: 0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001
Planar_Distance_Units: meter
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D NAD 1983 2011
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: GIS.FWC.coast_vulnerability_gulf_arc
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: IDA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TIDE_M_
Attribute_Definition: Mean Tide Range
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS Tide Stations
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.14
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.04
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TIDERISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 4
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SLOPE___
Attribute_Definition: Regional Coastal Slope (%)
Attribute_Definition_Source: ETOPO5 elevation data
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SLOPERISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ERR_M_YR_
Attribute_Definition: Erosion and Accretion rates ( m/yr)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
EIS, Westphal et al 1991 - Historical Shoreline Change in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Alabama Shoreline Change Study, 1997
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -9.24
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ERRRISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SL_MM_YR_
Attribute_Definition: Relative Sea-Level Rise (mm/yr)
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOS tide stations
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.8
Range_Domain_Maximum: 10.9
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SLRISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GEOM
Attribute_Definition: Geomorphology Risk Ranking
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WAVES_M_
Attribute_Definition: Wave Height
Attribute_Definition_Source: WIS hindcast nearshore mean wave height data 1976-1995
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: .3
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WAVERISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CVIVALUE
Attribute_Definition: Actual CVI value
Attribute_Definition_Source: Calculated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 5
Range_Domain_Maximum: 40
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CVIRISK
Attribute_Definition: Relative Risk Ranking
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TIDE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WAVES
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SLOPE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EROSION
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SEALEVEL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GEOMORPHOL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CVI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape.STLength()

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Distributor:
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Contact_Organization:
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Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
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Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20111017
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FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute)
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Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Address: 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-896-8626
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-893-1679
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GISLibrarian@MyFWC.com
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