Description
Beach and foreshore elevation data were collected in the vicinity of Wainwright, Alaska. The area from the mouth of the Kuk River to about 8 km to the northeast was measured in August 2009. The area from the mouth of the Kuk River to about 5 km to the northeast was measured in October 2009. The elevation data were collected with Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) Global Positioning System (GPS) systems mounted on all-terrain vehicles. The GPS sampling rate was 1 Hz with vehicle speeds maintained at less than 15 km/hour, resulting in a sample point resolution of 3-5 m. Data are available in a single csv file.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- bathymetry-and-elevation
- beach
- chukchi-sea
- cmhrp
- coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program
- coastal-processes
- geomorphology
- geoscientificinformation
- geospatial-datasets
- kuk-river
- pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center
- pcmsc
- shore
- state-of-alaska
- topography
- u-s-geological-survey
- usgs
- usgs-4fc1e364-3f14-4543-ba27-9fd33e3b4a9f
- wainwright