Lidar-derived Beach Volumes and Shoreline Change for New Jersey and New York

As part of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)-funded Monitoring Hurricane Sandy Beach and Marsh Resilience in New York and New Jersey project (NFWF project ID 2300.16.055110), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) is using remotely-sensed data and targeted in-situ observations to monitor the post-restoration evolution of beaches, dunes, vegetative cover, and sediment budgets at seven post-Hurricane Sandy beach and marsh restoration sites in New York and New Jersey. These data and derived ecological resilience metrics will be used to assess the cost-effectiveness and ecological benefits of the restoration techniques and evaluate how the restored parts of the coast have changed through time. This dataset links to beach volumes and shoreline calculated for 10-meter-wide profiles derived from light detection and ranging (lidar)-digital elevation models (DEMs) along the New Jersey and New York coastline.

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Last Updated March 28, 2024, 15:48 (UTC)
Created March 28, 2024, 15:45 (UTC)
Data Maintainer Julie Bernier
Email Address jbernier@usgs.gov
Metric Category Ecological
Metric Class Shoreline, Beach Geomorphology
Resilience Grant NFWF-43986, NFWF-43429, USFWS-06, NFWF-44225, NPS-1A, NFWF-41991, NFWF-44109
Reporting Years Pre-2014, 2022, 2017, 2021, 2020, 2014
States and Territories NY, NJ
Measurement Stage Baseline, Control, Reference, Monitoring
Restoration Activity Beach