Coastal Change Potential (CPI) Assessment of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (apis_shore)

• Main Author: Elizabeth Pendleton
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2006
• Subjects: U.S. Geological Survey; USGS; Coastal and Marine Geology Program; CMGP; Woods Hole Science Center; National Park Service; NPS; coastal change potential; lake-level change; CVI; coastal geomorphology; shoreline change rate; regional coastal slope; lake-level change rate; mean significant wave height; mean annual ice cover; CPI; oceans; geoscientificInformation; environment; agents of coastal change; effects of coastal change; sea level change; coastal processes; shoreline accretion; shoreline erosion; sea-level change; erosion; hazards; risk assessment; Apostle Islands National Lakeshore; Lake Superior; Wisconsin; Bayfield Peninsula; Oak Island; Raspberry Island; Sand Island; Eagle Island; Bear Island; Devils Island; Gull Island; Michigan Island; Outer Island; Cat Island; Ironwood Island; North Twin Island; South Twin Island; Rocky Island; Otter Island; Stockton Island; Hermit Island; Basswood Island; Long Island; Madeline Island; York Island; Twin Island
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/d43c780f-81db-430e-8b13-c3a57404a87c

A coastal change potential index (CPI) was used to map the relative change potential of the coast to future lake-level change within Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin. The CPI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to lake-level change-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional coastal slope, rate of relative lake-level change, historical shoreline change rates, mean annual ice cover and mean significant wave height. The rankings for each input variable were combined and an index value calculated for 1-minute grid cells covering the park. The CPI highlights those regions where the physical effects of lake-level rise might be the greatest. This approach combines the coastal system's susceptibility to change with its natural ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions, yielding a quantitative, although relative, measure of the park's natural succeptibility to the effects of lake-level change. The CPI and the data contained within this dataset provide an objective technique for evaluation and long-term planning by scientists and park managers.