Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Publication_Date: 20080915
Title:
Slope 60 m grid derived from gridded bathymetry of Guam Island,
Mariana Islands, USA
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Online_Linkage: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc
Description:
Abstract:
Slope is derived from gridded (60 m cell size) multibeam
bathymetry, collected aboard NOAA Ship Hiialaka'i and R/V AHI.
Cell values reflect the maximum rate of change (in degrees) in
elevation between neighboring cells derived with the ArcGIS
Spatial Analyst extension. This data set is for the shelf environment
of Guam Island. CNMI and Guam slope maps are all symbolized
with the same classified color ramp (with the exception of a unique
maximum value) in order to provide a standard for qualitative
comparisons between islands.
Purpose:
The data were derived in support of NOAA Coral Reef Conservation
Program goals. Goal 1 is to map all U.S. Coral Reef Ecosystems.
This data set specifically addresses Objective 1 and 4: to develop
high-resolution benthic maps and to characterize priority deep
water reefs and associated habitats. This derivative of bathymetry
provides a GIS layer that may be used for benthic and essential fish
habitat characterization, and for the study of geologic features.
By combining the dataset with bathymetry, backscatter, other
derivatives, and in situ data, they collectively compose benthic
habitat maps which are designed to be used to understand and predict
moderate to deep depth (~10m to 3500m) benthic habitats for different
organisms that inhabit coral reef ecosystems.
Supplemental_Information:
Gridded multibeam data were collected aboard the Hi'ialakai, a 218'
United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) research ship, and aboard the R/V AHI (Acoustic Habitat
Investigator), a 25' survey launch owned and operated by the NOAA
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center in Honolulu, HI. The
metadata for the bathymetry is documented in the product metadata,
guam_60m.txt. (
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_cnmi_bathy.htm)
The terrestrial elevation data shown in the map for this data set are
SRTM Finished 3 arc sec Shaded Relief. They were collected during
NASA's Shuttle Radar Topograph Mission (SRTM). For more information
on the mission, go to:
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/faq.html#data. The data are available
from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as reformatted
elevation data that are consistent with other Digital Elevation Models.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20030922
Ending_Date: 20070522
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 144.326
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.116
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 13.913
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 12.761
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CRCP Project
Theme_Keyword:
M218 Benthic Habitat Mapping and Characterization in the Pacific Islands Region
Theme_Keyword: 1217
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Habitats
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: 010
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Slope
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Slope
Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Multibeam sonar
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Guam Island
Place_Keyword: Mariana Islands
Place_Keyword: United States Territory
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region
Place_Keyword: Guam
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data are not to be used for navigation
purposes. Please acknowledge the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries
Science Center (PIFSC) Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) and
the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC), and
the Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)
as the sources of this information.
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Gridded Bathymetry
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit: NOAA PIFSC CRED PIBHMC and JIMAR
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: Not applicable
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: Not applicable
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ArcGIS ASCII file, derived from bathymetry in
ArcGIS 9.3, Spatial Analyst
