South Padre Island, Texas 1/3 Arc-second MHW Coastal Digital Elevation Model

Description

NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is building high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) for select U.S. coastal regions. These integrated bathymetric-topographic DEMs are used to support tsunami forecasting and modeling efforts at the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). The DEMs are part of the tsunami forecast system SIFT (Short-term Inundation Forecasting for Tsunamis) currently being developed by PMEL for the NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers, and are used in the MOST (Method of Splitting Tsunami) model developed by PMEL to simulate tsunami generation, propagation, and inundation. Bathymetric, topographic, and shoreline data used in DEM compilation are obtained from various sources, including NGDC, the U.S. National Ocean Service (NOS), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), the Puget Sound Lidar Consortium (PSLC), the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX), Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED) and other international, federal, state, and local government agencies, academic institutions, and private companies. DEMs are referenced to the vertical tidal datums of Mean High Water (MHW) and North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) and horizontal datum of World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84). Grid spacings for the DEMs range from 1/3 arc-second (~10 meters) to 3 arc-seconds (~30 meters).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Text search for locating completed and planned DEMs. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal
21 OPeNDAP Dataset Access Form https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/regional/south_padre_island_13_mhw_2012.nc.html
0 Text search for locating completed and planned DEMs. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/coastal-elevation-models
0 NOAA GeoPlatform listing for NCEI Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Extents https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=0afa88a1701749dbbf76fcadca4f77f3
0 Shaded relief visualization of a global seamless bathymetry/topography mosaic of digital elevation models at NOAA/NCEI. https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e11ebaeb19544bb18c2afe440f063062
0 NOAA GeoPlatform listing for Digital Elevation Model MHW Mosaic ArcGIS Image Service https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=3bc7611c1d904a5eaf90ecbec88fa799
23 REST endpoint for Digital Elevation Model MHW Mosaic ArcGIS Image Service https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DEM_MHW/ImageServer
32 NetCDF Markup Language file https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/ncml/regional/south_padre_island_13_mhw_2012.nc?catalog=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ngdc.noaa.gov%2Fthredds%2Fcatalog%2Fregional%2Fcatalog.html&dataset=regionalDatasetScan%2Fsouth_padre_island_13_mhw_2012.nc
0 NOAA GeoPlatform listing for DEM Global Mosaic (Elevation Values) https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=c876e3c96a8642ab8557646a3b4fa0ff
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
21 Download a subset of the NetCDF https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/ncss/regional/south_padre_island_13_mhw_2012.nc/dataset.html
52 Capabilities document for Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service for DEM Global Mosaic (Color Shaded Relief) https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/DEM_mosaics/DEM_global_mosaic_hillshade/ImageServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
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
23 REST endpoint for NCEI Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Extents ArcGIS Feature Service https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/ncei_dem_extents/FeatureServer
32 Download NetCDF File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/fileServer/regional/south_padre_island_13_mhw_2012.nc
50 Web Coverage Service GetCapabilities https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/wcs/regional/south_padre_island_13_mhw_2012.nc?service=WCS&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities
0 The Bathymetric Data Viewer is an interactive map providing discovery, descriptions, and download capability for bathymetric survey data and digital elevation models archived at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/bathymetry/
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/coastal-elevation-models
0 NOAA GeoPlatform listing for DEM Global Mosaic (Elevation Values) https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=c876e3c96a8642ab8557646a3b4fa0ff
0 An image service providing access to bathymetric/topographic digital elevation models stewarded at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Either individual DEMs or small subsets can be accessed through this service. https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e9ba2e7afb7d46cd878b34aa3bfce042
23 REST endpoint for DEM Global Mosaic (Elevation Values) ArcGIS Image Service https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DEM_mosaics/DEM_global_mosaic/ImageServer
23 This service provides a color shaded relief visualization of the data. The elevations/depths are displayed using this color ramp: https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/images/dem_color_scale.png. https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DEM_mosaics/DEM_global_mosaic_hillshade/ImageServer
0 An image service providing access to bathymetric/topographic digital elevation models stewarded at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Either individual DEMs or small subsets can be accessed through this service. https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e9ba2e7afb7d46cd878b34aa3bfce042
21 Please see website for more information about Coastal DEMs. https://ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal/coastal.html
0 The Bathymetric Data Viewer is an interactive map providing discovery, descriptions, and download capability for bathymetric survey data and digital elevation models archived at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/bathymetry/
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
0 Shaded relief visualization of a global seamless bathymetry/topography mosaic of digital elevation models at NOAA/NCEI. https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e11ebaeb19544bb18c2afe440f063062
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 Report describing the development of the South Padre Island DEMs https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/dems/regional_tr/south_padre_island_13_navd88_2012.pdf
52 Web Map Service GetCapabilities https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/wms/regional/south_padre_island_13_mhw_2012.nc?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
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

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  • digital elevation model
  • vertical location
  • topography
  • south padre island
  • united states of america
  • international council for science - world data system
  • land surface
  • terrain elevation
  • nesdis
  • icsu-wds
  • bathymetry
  • oceans
  • continent
  • national geophysical data center
  • noaa
  • dem
  • north america
  • noaa onestop project
  • integrated bathymetry and topography
  • coastal elevation
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • 1 meter - < 30 meters
  • earth science
  • texas
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • gridded elevations
  • ocean
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • sea floor
  • models/analyses
  • coastal relief
  • topographical relief maps
  • water depth
  • brownsville
  • coastal processes
  • < 1 meter
  • pacific ocean
  • seafloor topography
  • national centers for environmental information

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