Introduction: Special Issue on Advances in Topobathymetric Mapping, Models, and Applications

ABSTRACT Gesch, D.B.; Brock, J.C.; Parrish, C.E.; Rogers, J.N., and Wright, C.W., 2016. Introduction: Special Issue on Advances in Topobathymetric Mapping, Models, and Applications. In: Brock, J.C.; Gesch, D.B.; Parrish, C.E.; Rogers, J.N., and Wright, C.W. (eds.), Advances in Topobathymetric Mapping, Models, and Applications. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 76, pp. 1–3. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Detailed knowledge of near-shore topography and bathymetry is required for many geospatial data applications in the coastal environment. New data sources and processing methods are facilitating development of seamless, regional-scale topobathymetric digital elevation models. These elevation models integrate disparate multi-sensor, multi-temporal topographic and bathymetric datasets to provide a coherent base layer for coastal science applications such as wetlands mapping and monitoring, sea-level rise assessment, benthic habitat mapping, erosion monitoring, and storm impact assessme...