1998 Winter East Coast NOAA/USGS/NASA Airborne LiDAR Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline

Description

This data set includes data collected in February 1998 and partially covers coastline of the Delmarva peninsula in the states of Virgina, Maryland, and Delaware. Laser beach mapping uses a pulsed laser ranging system mounted onboard an aircraft to measure ground elevation and coastal topography. The laser emits laser beams at high frequency and is directed downward at the earth's surface through a port opening in the bottom of the aircraft's fuselage. The laser system records the time difference between emission of the laser beam and the reception of the reflected laser signal in the aircraft. The aircraft travels over the beach at approximately 60 meters per second while surveying from the low water line to the landward base of the sand dunes. Original contact information: Contact Org: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Phone: 843-740-1202 Email: coastal.info@noaa.gov

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
21 Simple download of data files. https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/38/index.html
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48157
0 Online Resource https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 Online Resource https://coast.noaa.gov
0 Create custom data files by choosing data area, product type, map projection, file format, datum, etc. https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/lidar/search/where:ID=38
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/48157.pdf

Tags

  • topography
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • delaware
  • land surface
  • terrain elevation
  • national ocean service
  • oceans
  • virginia
  • continent
  • noaa
  • north america
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • coastal elevation
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • erosion
  • earth science
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • maryland
  • lidar
  • topographical relief maps
  • coastal processes
  • beach
  • seafloor topography

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