Monitoring Shoreline Position at Gulf Coast Network Parks (Accepted Data)
Gulf Coast Network. 2018. Monitoring Shoreline Position at Gulf Coast Network Parks (Accepted Data)
The Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN) has developed procedures for monitoring coastal geomorphology, as described in Psuty et al. (2010), to monitor shoreline position. Handheld and utility task vehicle (UTV)-mounted Global Positioning Systems (GPS) or Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are used to record shoreline position by walking or driving the high tide swash line. GULN is implementing the NCBN Shoreline Position Protocol, with some modifications, at Gulf Islands and Padre Island National Seashores. Shoreline position will be compared on biennial and longer-term scales to determine short-term changes and longer term trends. Specific methods used for collecting these data can be found in Bracewell (2017).Psuty NP and Others. 2010. Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network Geomorphological Monitoring Protocol: Part I—Ocean Shoreline Position. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCBN/NRR—2010/185. National Park Service. Fort Collins, ColoradoBracewell J. 2017. Monitoring shoreline position at Gulf Coast Network parks: Protocol implementation plan. Natural Resource Report. NPS/GULN/NRR—2017/1501. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado