Coast position surveys near Drew Point, Alaska from summers 2008, 2011, and 2012

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2016
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > EROSION; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHOLOGY > COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > FROZEN GROUND; EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > POSITIONING/NAVIGATION > GPS; FIELD SURVEY; TRAJECTORY; 1 METER TO 30 METERS; ANNUAL; Beaufort Sea; Ice; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:55addaca-606b-4203-9aae-84d9d8de6a69

Shapefiles and textfiles for Drew Point coast position GPS surveys from Barnhart et al (2014) Barnhart, K. R., R. S. Anderson, I. Overeem, C. Wobus, G. D. Clow, and F. E. Urban (2014), Modeling erosion of ice-rich permafrost bluffs along the Alaskan Beaufort Sea coast, J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 119, 1155–1179, doi:10.1002/2013JF002845. Contact: Katy Barnhart This dataset, described in Barnhart et al. (2014): "We surveyed the position of the top of the coastal bluff for 7 km to the east of Drew Point using a handheld GPS (Garmin Vista H) set to record position every 10 m (along-track accuracy of 1–2 m) on 18–21 June 2008, 5 August 2011, and 8 August 2012 (Figure 2)." This folder contains files for each year: 2008 2011 2013 Each contains a file and a folder 1.drewPointcoastXXXX.txt 2.drewPointcoastXXXX, a folder with a .shp, .shp, .dbf, and .proj