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Coastal Processes Data Access and Tools
Coastal Processes Datasets
| Dataset | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta-X: Feldspar Sediment Accretion Measurements, MRD, LA, USA, 2019-2023, Version 4 | 4 | FIELD SURVEYS | SEDIMENT CORERS | 2019-10-04 to 2023-11-02 |
N: 29.5643 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8224 W: -91.4448 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG BRDF-Adjusted Surface Reflectance and Mosaics, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 | 3 | B-200 | AVIRIS-NG | 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25 |
N: 30.2264 S: 29.0544 E: -89.0719 W: -91.5908 |
ENVI | |
| Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 | 3 | King Air | AirSWOT | 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 |
N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L2B BRDF-Adjusted Surface Reflectance, MRD, LA, 2021, V2 | 2 | B-200 | AVIRIS-NG | 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25 |
N: 29.852 S: 29.05 E: -89.67 W: -91.591 |
ENVI | |
| Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 | 2 | King Air | AirSWOT | 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 |
N: 29.76 S: 29.07 E: -90.58 W: -91.54 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: UAVSAR L2 Interferometric Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 | 1.1 | G-III | UAVSAR | 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 |
N: 29.7799 S: 29.0133 E: -90.1333 W: -91.5893 |
ENVI | |
| West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Mangrove Forests Distribution, 2000 Polygon | 1.0 | LANDSAT-5 | TM | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 13.9 S: 1.65 E: 16.21 W: -16.71 |
Shapefile | |
| West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Subset of High and Low Resolution Altimeter Corrected Elevations 2 (ACE2) | 1.0 | OV-105, ERS-1, ERS-2 | 1994-01-01 to 2005-12-31 |
N: 13.9 S: 1.65 E: 16.21 W: -16.71 |
GeoTIFF | ||
| Global Mangrove Forests Distribution, 2000 | 1.0 | LANDSAT-5 | TM | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
30 Decimal Degrees x 30 Decimal Degrees | GeoTIFF, Grid, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Mangrove Extent Baseline from Landsat MSS, 1972-1977 | 1 | LANDSAT-1, LANDSAT-2, COMPUTERS | MSS_RS, Computer | 1972-01-01 to 1977-12-31 |
N: 24.0136 S: 5.63464 E: 107.495 W: 89.7142 |
multiple | |
| Ocean Surface pCO2 and Air-Sea CO2 Flux in the Northern Gulf of America, 2006-2010 | 1 | Aqua | MODIS | 2006-01-01 to 2011-01-01 |
N: 32 S: 25 E: -86 W: -96 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| Delta-X: Soil Accretion Rates from Cs-137 Activity and NUMAR Validation, MRD, LA | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY | Computer, SEDIMENT CORERS, HPGE | 2021-09-22 to 2023-04-23 |
N: 29.5643 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8225 W: -91.4417 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: Sediment Core Grain Size Distribution, Wax Lake Delta, MRD, LA | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY | SEDIMENT CORERS, LLS | 2021-03-26 to 2021-08-24 |
N: 29.5092 S: 29.4823 E: -91.4404 W: -91.4462 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: Matlab Model for Wax Lake Delta Land Accretion | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2021-03-20 to 2021-08-27 |
N: 29.59 S: 29.39 E: -91.33 W: -91.58 |
ZIP | |
| Delta-X: NUMAR Soil Accretion Modeled to 2100, MRD, Louisiana, USA | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2021-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 29.7003 S: 29.0794 E: -90.4117 W: -91.54 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: NUMAR Predictive Model for Marsh Accretion Rates and Chemical Properties | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 29.76 S: 28.72 E: -90.19 W: -91.86 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 | 1 | B-200 | INTERFEROMETERS, AirSWOT | 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 |
N: 29.7529 S: 29.0716 E: -90.5825 W: -91.5335 |
CSV | |
| Delta-X: Modeled Land Accretion Rate Maps, Wax Lake Delta, MRD, LA, USA, 2021 | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2021-03-20 to 2021-08-27 |
N: 29.595 S: 29.3892 E: -91.3286 W: -91.5784 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| Delta-X: ANUGA Hydrodynamic Outputs, Atchafalaya and Terrebonne, MRD, USA | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2021-03-20 to 2021-04-02 |
N: 29.957 S: 28.71 E: -90.185 W: -91.858 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: Calibrated ANUGA Hydrodynamic Outputs for the Atchafalaya Basin, MRD, LA | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2016-10-15 to 2021-08-27 |
N: 29.5381 S: 29.1378 E: -88.3032 W: -88.6539 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: Delft3D Sediment Model, Site 396, Terrebonne Basin, MRD, Louisiana, USA | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2021-03-25 to 2021-08-28 |
N: 29.3463 S: 29.3399 E: -90.8829 W: -90.8883 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: Delft3D Sediment Model, Site 399, Terrebonne Basin, MRD, Louisiana, USA | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2021-03-25 to 2021-08-28 |
N: 29.3044 S: 29.2961 E: -91.0969 W: -91.1123 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: Delft3D Sediment Model, Site 322, Terrebonne Basin, MRD, Louisiana, USA | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2021-03-25 to 2021-08-28 |
N: 29.2532 S: 29.2413 E: -91.1003 W: -91.1134 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: Delft3D Sediment Model, Site 421, Terrebonne Basin, MRD, Louisiana, USA | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2021-03-25 to 2021-08-28 |
N: 29.1954 S: 29.1517 E: -90.8039 W: -90.8361 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: Delft3D Sediment Model, Site 294, Terrebonne Basin, MRD, Louisiana, USA | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2021-03-25 to 2021-08-28 |
N: 29.46 S: 29.4139 E: -90.8914 W: -90.9532 |
multiple |
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Coastal Processes Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOD | The FLOOD viewer facilitates the use and evaluation of LANCE flood products by allowing the user to browse globally and over time, and to compare to other flood products. | Monitoring Natural Events, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser | The Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser allows users to view, download, or order global composites at various spatial and temporal scales (level 3) or get results from analyses of lower-level data (level 4). | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| Panoply | Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. | Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison | |
| SeaDAS | Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. | Analysis, Visualization, Processing | |
| SOTO | State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| Vertex | Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. | Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting |
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