Arctic Slope Shoreline Change Susceptibility Spatial Data Model, 2015-16

Shoreline change susceptibility information added to 50-meter transects created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as part of their National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project, Alaska (Gibbs and Richmond 2015). Shoreline change susceptibility information added to the USGS transects are based on the USGS Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) adapted to the Arctic context by including wind-fetch distances based on historical sea ice extents. Transects also include landform information from ShoreZone (ShoreZone.org), and historical shoreline change calculated by the USGS (Gibbs and Richmond 2015). The purpose of the data is to identify shoreline change susceptibility at areas of interest to stakeholders selected during an Instructional Systems Design (ISD) process to develop a shoreline change risk WebGIS in collaboration with the North Slope Borough. Gibbs, A.E., and Richmond, B.M., 2015, National assessment of shoreline change: Historical shoreline change along the north coast of Alaska, U.S.-Canadian border to Icy Cape: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1048, 96 p., https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151048. Data are forthcoming and inquiries concerning the data should be directed to Michael Brady.