Date Range:
Monday, September 1, 2008 to Saturday, September 1, 2012
Publication Date:
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Marsh contours have been tracked using a real time kinematic global positioning system and an electronic total station. Data were collected with an average resolution of 1 m. When marsh contours were characterized by significant variations in boundary geometry, measurements were taken as much as 20 cm apart. Marsh boundaries have been monitored every September from year 2008 to 2013 for three sites at the PIE LTER (Stackyard Rd, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (North and South) in Plum Island Sound. For the two sites in the Virginia Coast Reserve (Hog Island and Chimney Pole), measurements were taken in March 2008 and August 2010. We define as magnitude of an erosion event, for a given year and for a certain point along the marsh boundary, the shortest distance of that point from the marsh boundary of the subsequent year.
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