ResourceMesophotic communities of the insular shelf at Tutuila, American Samoa
"An investigation into the insular shelf and submerged banks surrounding Tutuila, American Samoa, was conducted using a towed camera system. Surveys confirmed the presence of zooxanthellate scleractinian coral communities at mesophotic depths (30-110 m). ...
ResourceThe development and application of benthic classifications for coral reef ecosystems below 30 m depth using multibeam bathymetry: Tutuila, American Samoa
Coral reef ecosystems are the most diverse on earth, and their subsistence is being threatened by natural and adverse anthropogenic patterns and processes. In an effort to understand and protect these marine environments, several programs have outlined st...
ResourceA benthic terrain classification scheme for American Samoa
"Coral reef ecosystems, the most varied on earth, continually face destruction from anthropogenic and natural threats. The U.S. Coral Reef Task Force seeks to characterize and map priority coral reef ecosystems in the U.S./Trust Territories by 2009. Build...
ResourceBathymetric and 3-D maps of the U.S. Pacific remote islands: Collaborative mapping in the Pacific
This was an oral presentation given at the HCPO / PacGeo Conference 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii, October 3-5, 2006.
Downloadable DataCRED Reson 8101 multibeam backscatter data from the lagoon environment at Rose Island, American Samoa, South Pacific with 1 meter resolution in netCDF format
Metadata Thumbnail Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Rose Island, American Samoa, South Pacific These data provide coverage between 20 and 5000 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using Simrad EM300 and Reson 8101 multibe...
Downloadable DataCRED Simrad em3002d multibeam backscatter data from the banktop and slope environments of Northeast Bank ("Muli" Seamount), American Samoa with 1 meter resolution in netCDF format
Metadata Thumbnail Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Northeast Bank ("Muli" Seamount), American Samoa. These data provide coverage between 20 and 5000 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using Simrad EM300 and Simrad EM30...
Downloadable DataCRED Simrad em3002d multibeam backscatter data from the banktop and slope environments of Northeast Bank ("Muli" Seamount), American Samoa with 1 meter resolution in GeoTIFF format
Metadata Thumbnail Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Northeast Bank ("Muli" Seamount), American Samoa. These data provide coverage between 20 and 5000 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using Simrad EM300 and Simrad EM30...
Downloadable DataCRED Reson 8101 multibeam backscatter data from the lagoon environment at Rose Island, American Samoa, South Pacific with 1 meter resolution in GeoTIFF format
Metadata Thumbnail Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Rose Island, American Samoa, South Pacific These data provide coverage between 20 and 5000 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using Simrad EM300 and Reson 8101 multibe...
Downloadable DataCRED Simrad em3002d multibeam backscatter data from the banktop and bank edge environments at Tutuila, American Samoa, South Pacific with 1 meter resolution in GeoTIFF format
Metadata Thumbnail Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Tutuila, American Samoa, South Pacific These data provide coverage between 20 and 5000 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using Simrad EM3002d and Reson 8101 multibeam...
Downloadable DataCRED Simrad em300 multibeam backscatter data from the slope environment of Swains Island, American Samoa, South Pacific in GeoTIFF format
Metadata Thumbnail Multibeam backscatter imagery extracted from gridded bathymetry of Swains Island, American Samoa. These data provide coverage between 50 and 5000 meters. The backscatter dataset includes data collected using the Simrad EM300 multibeam sonar. The sonars fr...