2000 Puerto Rico USGS/NASA Airborne Lidar Assessment of Coastal Erosion (ALACE) Project for the US Coastline

Description

This data set includes data collected in December, 2000, and covers coastline in Puerto Rico. 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. The ATM system is a single return green laser and water returns are from the surface. A significant amount of the flight lines from this data set are over water. 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 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=6301
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48162
0 Online Resource https://coast.noaa.gov
0 Online Resource https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/48162.pdf
21 Simple download of data files. https://noaa-nos-coastal-lidar-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/laz/geoid18/6301/index.html
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • topography
  • office of coastal management
  • land surface
  • terrain elevation
  • national ocean service
  • oceans
  • noaa
  • caribbean sea
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • coastal elevation
  • atlantic ocean
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • erosion
  • earth science
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • ocean
  • lidar
  • topographical relief maps
  • coastal processes
  • puerto rico
  • beach
  • north atlantic ocean
  • seafloor topography

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