GIS layers for marsh extent, inlet tidal prism and watershed size on the Virginia Coast, 1851-2009

• Main Authors: Deaton, Charles, Hein, Christopher, Kirwan, Matthew
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Environmental Data Initiative 2017
• Subjects: Barrier Island; Smith Island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/29308e569763ac8e938f10304b35832a; https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=knb-lter-vcr.262.2

Title: Marsh and water extent and inlet watersheds (late-1800's and 2009); 2010 barrier island shorelines Focus: Determining change in marsh extent and change in inlet tidal prism and watershed size in relation to barrier island migration at the VCRSite: Marshes/bays from the southern tip of Smith Island to the northern tip of Wallops Island References: Deaton, C.D., Hein, C.J., and Kirwan, M.L., 2017, Barrier island migration dominates ecogeomorphic feedbacks and drives salt marsh loss along the Virginia Atlantic Coast, USA: Geology, v. 45, no. 2, p. 123-126, doi: 10.1130/G38459.1.(see also: associated Geology Data Repository item 2017030: http://www.geosociety.org/datarepository/2017/2017030.pdf)