Beach and Morphology Change Using Lidar

Abstract

PURPOSE: This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) describes the use of lidar data in conjunction with beach profile surveys to examine morphologic and volumetric change on a regional scale. The study area includes three counties and over 70 miles of the southwest Florida coastline. The lidar data were obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetric Technical Center of Expertise. Beach profile surveys were provided by USACE Jacksonville District (SAJ), University of South Florida (USF), and Coastal Planning and Engineering (now CBI Industries, Inc.). The study region is entirely within the SAJ jurisdiction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1023404

Entities

People

  • Kelly R. Legault

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coastal Management
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Sets
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Grids
  • High Resolution
  • Islands
  • Lessons Learned
  • Normal Distribution
  • Offshore
  • Regions
  • Sedimentation
  • Surface Waters

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • STEM Education