Coastal Dynamics Monitoring at Padre Island National Seashore, Texas: 2017-2023
Bracewell J and Carlson J. 2024. Coastal Dynamics Monitoring at Padre Island National Seashore, Texas: 2017-2023. National Park Service. Gulf Coast Network, Lafayette LA
In the spring of every other year, the Gulf Coast Network (GULN) conducts geomorphology monitoring at Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS) as a part of the NPS Vital Signs Monitoring Program. Monitoring is conducted following methods detailed in the Protocol Implementation Plans for Coastal Topography (Bracewell 2017a) and Shoreline Position (Bracewell 2017b). This report presents results for the 2023 season and compares change over time. In 2023, a shoreline position survey was completed for the entire length of the park's gulf shore, and a fixed set of 23 topographic transects distributed along the Gulf shore were surveyed for elevations. Protocol Implementation Plan References: Bracewell, J. 2017a. Monitoring coastal topography at Gulf Coast Network parks: Protocol implementation plan. Natural Resource Report NPS/GULN/NRR—2017/1522. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available at https://irma.nps.gov/ /Reference/Profile/2244086 (last accessed November 2021). Bracewell, J. 2017b. 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. Available at: https://irma.nps.gov/ DataStore/Reference/Profile/2243708 (last accessed October 2021).