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NCCOS Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (EESLR-NGOM): Mean High Water and Salt Marsh Productivity (Hydro-MEM) (NCEI Accession 0170338)

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This dataset contains salt marsh productivity projections under different sea level rise scenarios for the northern Gulf of Mexico (Florida panhandle, Alabama, and Mississippi) using a coupled hydrodynamic-marsh model called Hydro-MEM (Alizad et al. 2016a and 2016b). The modeled outputs were derived through integrated modeling of tidal hydrodynamics (ADCIRC) and marsh productivity (Marsh Equilibrium Model, or MEM) that incorporates dynamic feedbacks among physical and biological processes. The Hydro-MEM model incorporates biological feedback by including the MEM accretion formulation, while also implementing a friction coefficient effect that varies between subtidal and intertidal states. The Hydro-MEM model is capable of capturing the biophysical feedback that modifies relative salt marsh elevation and the biological feedback on hydrodynamics (Alizad et al. 2016a).

There are two types of Hydro-MEM model outputs resulting from the Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise Northern Gulf of Mexico (EESLR-NGOM) project: 1) Salt Marsh Productivity (Low/Medium/High) [202MB total file size, 919 files (unzipped)] and 2) Mean High Water [431 MB total file size, 137 files (unzipped)]. These outputs were generated for areas surrounding the following National Estuarine Research Reserves: Apalachicola (FL), Weeks Bay (AL), and Grand Bay (MS). Each Hydro-MEM model output, described above, is provided for incremental time steps (5 or 20Y) for the following 5 sea level rise scenarios (Parris et al. 2012): Initial Condition (no change from c. 2000 mean sea level (MSL)), Low (+0.2m from MSL), Intermediate-Low (+0.5m from MSL), Intermediate-High (+1.2m from MSL), and High (+2.0m from MSL). Mean high water data are provided for each SLR scenario for two timesteps (2050 and 2100).
  • Cite as: Alizad, Karim; Hagen, Scott C.; Medeiros, Stephen C.; Morris, James T.; Weishampel, John F.; Bilskie, Matthew V.; Kidwell, David; Buckel, Christine; Passeri, Davina (2018). NCCOS Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (EESLR-NGOM): Mean High Water and Salt Marsh Productivity (Hydro-MEM) (NCEI Accession 0170338). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5dr2srj. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2010-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -88.593055
East: -84.55024
South: 29.588205
North: 30.541257
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Alizad, K., Hagen, S. C., Morris, J. T., Bacopoulos, P., Bilskie, M. V., Weishampel, J. F., & Medeiros, S. C. (2016). A coupled, two-dimensional hydrodynamic-marsh model with biological feedback. Ecological Modelling, 327, 29–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.01.013
  • Alizad, K., Hagen, S. C., Morris, J. T., Medeiros, S. C., Bilskie, M. V., & Weishampel, J. F. (2016). Coastal wetland response to sea‐level rise in a fluvial estuarine system. Earth’s Future, 4(11), 483–497. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016ef000385
  • Global Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the US National Climate Assessment
  • Passeri, D. L., Hagen, S. C., Plant, N. G., Bilskie, M. V., Medeiros, S. C., & Alizad, K. (2016). Tidal hydrodynamics under future sea level rise and coastal morphology in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Earth’s Future, 4(5), 159–176. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015ef000332
  • Predicting Impacts of Sea Level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
  • Coastal Dynamics of Sea Level Rise Mapping Interface for Research Applications
  • Coastal Dynamics of Sea Level Rise: Hydro-MEM
  • Bilskie, Matthew V.; Hagen, Scott C.; Medeiros, Stephen; Kidwell, David; Buckel, Christine; Passeri, Davina; Alizad, Karim (2018). NCCOS Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (EESLR-NGOM): Simulated Storm Surge (NCEI Accession 0170339). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5fq9tvx.
    • https://doi.org/10.7289/v5fq9tvx
      Storm surge, including water surface elevation and inundation depth above ground data for both simulated storm surge and maximum of maximums (MOMs) for ten modeled historic storms
  • Bilskie, Matthew V.; Hagen, Scott C.; Medeiros, Stephen; Kidwell, David; Buckel, Christine; Passeri, Davina (2018). NCCOS Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (EESLR-NGOM): Simulated Return Period Stillwater Elevation (NCEI Accession 0170340). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v54b2zkr.
    • https://doi.org/10.7289/v54b2zkr
      Stillwater storm surge (1% and 0.2% annual chance occurrence probability) water surface elevation and inundation depth above ground within three study areas across the NGOM
  • Alizad, K., Hagen, S. C., Medeiros, S. C., Bilskie, M. V., Morris, J. T., Balthis, L., & Buckel, C. A. (2018). Dynamic responses and implications to coastal wetlands and the surrounding regions under sea level rise. PLOS ONE, 13(10), e0205176. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205176
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-02-06
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose Data in this archive package are the result of the Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise (EESLR) in the northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) project. The EESLR-NGOM project is an integrated field observation and modeling project that provides resource managers in the northern Gulf of Mexico with the knowledge and tools to prepare for the impacts of astronomic tides and hurricane storm surge from sea level rise. This multidisciplinary project, led by Louisiana State University, builds on laboratory experiments and field observations and experiments at three National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs) -- Grand Bay, MS, Weeks Bay, AL, and Apalachicola, FL -- to inform a suite of predictive models using a scenario-based modeling framework. These model projections are based on a number of carbon emission scenarios defined in Parris et al. (2012). Three different archival packages contain data resulting from the EESLR-NGOM project: 1) Storm surge, including water surface elevation and inundation depth above ground data for both simulated storm surge and maximum of maximums (MOMs) for ten modeled historic storms; 2) Stillwater storm surge (1% and 0.2% annual chance occurrence probability) water surface elevation and inundation depth above ground within three study areas across the NGOM; 3) Salt marsh productivity and mean high water, using the Hydro-MEM model. Search for EESLR-NGOM or see the additional documents referenced at the NCEI archive page for links.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Alizad, Karim; Hagen, Scott C.; Medeiros, Stephen C.; Morris, James T.; Weishampel, John F.; Bilskie, Matthew V.; Kidwell, David; Buckel, Christine; Passeri, Davina (2018). NCCOS Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (EESLR-NGOM): Mean High Water and Salt Marsh Productivity (Hydro-MEM) (NCEI Accession 0170338). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5dr2srj. Accessed [date].
  • Publications using this dataset should also cite the following journal article: Alizad, K., S.C. Hagen, J.T. Morris, P. Bacopoulos, M.V. Bilskie, and J.F. Weishampel. 2016. A coupled, two-dimensional hydrodynamic-marsh model with biological feedback. Ecological Modeling, 327:29-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.01.013
Cited Authors
Principal Investigators
  • Scott Hagen
    Louisiana State University (LSU); Department of Civil & Environmental; Center for Computation and Technology; Center for Coastal Resiliency; Baton Rouge, LA
  • Karim Alizad
    Louisiana State University (LSU); Center for Coastal Resiliency; Baton Rouge, LA
Collaborators
Contributors
Resource Providers
Points of Contact
  • Scott Hagen
    Louisiana State University (LSU); Department of Civil & Environmental; Center for Computation and Technology; Center for Coastal Resiliency; Baton Rouge, LA
Publishers
Acknowledgments
  • Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
  • Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)
  • Funding Agency: University of Central Florida STOKES Advanced Research Computing Center (ARCC) Environment (XSEDE)
  • Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Funding Agency: Louisiana State University High Performance Computing (LSU HPC)
  • Funding Agency: Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords NCCOS Research Areas
  • Coastal Change > Climate Impacts on Ecosystems
NCCOS Research Data Types
  • Derived Data Product
  • Geospatial
  • Model
Provider Keywords
  • Environmental Modeling
  • SLR
  • biomass density
  • marsh productivity
  • mean high water
  • salt marsh
  • sea level rise
  • wetlands
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords Provider Instruments
  • Hydro-MEM
  • MEM
  • marsh equilibrium model
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords NCCOS Regions of Study
  • U.S. States and Territories > Alabama
  • U.S. States and Territories > Florida
  • U.S. States and Territories > Mississippi
  • Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico
Provider Place Names
  • Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • NGOM
  • Northern Gulf of Mexico
  • Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Project keywords Provider Project Names
  • EESLR
  • Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise
  • NCCOS Project 162
  • Predicting Impacts of Sea level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • KF69RT
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Alizad, Karim; Hagen, Scott C.; Medeiros, Stephen C.; Morris, James T.; Weishampel, John F.; Bilskie, Matthew V.; Kidwell, David; Buckel, Christine; Passeri, Davina (2018). NCCOS Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (EESLR-NGOM): Mean High Water and Salt Marsh Productivity (Hydro-MEM) (NCEI Accession 0170338). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5dr2srj. Accessed [date].
  • Publications using this dataset should also cite the following journal article: Alizad, K., S.C. Hagen, J.T. Morris, P. Bacopoulos, M.V. Bilskie, and J.F. Weishampel. 2016. A coupled, two-dimensional hydrodynamic-marsh model with biological feedback. Ecological Modeling, 327:29-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.01.013
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Processing Steps
  • 2018-02-06T15:16:52Z - NCEI Accession 0170338 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: Categorical Marsh Productivity (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: Models/Analyses > Data Analysis > Environmental Modeling; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The dataset describes salt marsh productivity and mean high water results for given time steps between 2000 and 2100 under the previously listed sea level rise scenarios. For a complete description of the methods see references.; Data Quality Method: Salt marsh productivity and mean high water calculations were reviewed and accepted by subject matter experts. Processing and analysis methods are described in the reference publications.
  • Parameter or Variable: NCCOS Keywords (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a; Data Quality Method: NCCOS Research Priority > Coastal Change: Vulnerability, Mitigation, and Restoration## NCCOS Research Topic > Climate Impacts on Ecosystems## NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico ## NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Florida## NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Alabama## NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Mississippi## NCCOS Research Data Type > Geospatial## NCCOS Research Data Type > Model## NCCOS Research Data Type > Derived Data Product##
  • Parameter or Variable: Scientific Keywords (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a; Data Quality Method: sea level rise## SLR## EESLR## NGOM## Hydro-MEM## salt marsh## wetlands## marsh equilibrium model## MEM## marsh productivity## biomass density## mean high water## hydrodynamics##
  • Parameter or Variable: GCMD Keywords (calculated); Units: n/a; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: n/a; Data Quality Method: Earth Science:## Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Sea Level Rise > > Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Coastal > Salt Marsh Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Aquatic Ecosystems > Wetlands > Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Biomass > > Earth Science > Land Surface > Land Use/Land Cover > Land Productivity > > Location:## Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Of Mexico > ##
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