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abstract: Raw data in the form of observations, measurements, GPS coordinates, and photographs were generated during every elevation survey. Beach surveys resulted in elevation data relative to a fixed supratidal starting point. Bi-monthly surveys as well as post storm surveys were completed in accordance with team availability and weather constraints. Furthermore, windows of surveying were chosen during ideal tidal and weather conditions. These data are organized by date of survey and transect name. Each survey produced raw data such as: (1) project-specific survey forms, which were transcribed electronically and saved as a CSV file, (2) GPS data using Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and WGS84 datum, and (3) background oiling survey.
purpose: The quantitative data generated from the program have a wide range of potential end users that include the academic community and government agencies who study beach and sediment dynamics and coastal erosion, oil spill response planners in federal and state agencies, as well as the numerous stakeholders who become involved in the oil spill response operations decision process and post-spill damage assessment programs.
credit: Related Funding Agency: Gulf Research Program; The National Academies of Sciences
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