Geomorphology

Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Project (PRJ) | ID: 12598 | Published / External
Created: 2012-07-12   |   Last Modified: 2023-05-30

Parent: PIFSC CRED Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) Metadata Catalog
Project (PRJ) | ID: 12594

ID: 12598
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* » Title Geomorphology
Short Name Geomorphology
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The geomorphological data layers of substrate, slope, rugosity, and bathymetric position index (BPI) produced at the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) are derived from multibeam bathymetry. The substrate classifications (hard bottom vs. soft bottom) is derived from a combination of backscatter imagery and bathymetric variance, and they are constrained by optical validation.
* Purpose

These products all support NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program goals. Goal 1 is to map all U.S. Coral Reef Ecosystems. These data sets specifically address Objectives 1 and 4: to develop high-resolution benthic maps and to characterize priority deep water reefs and associated habitats. The derivatives provide Geographic Information Systems (GIS) layers that may be used for benthic and essential fish habitat characterization, and for the study of geologic features. By combining these geomorphological layers 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 depth (~20m ? 150m) benthic habitats for different organisms that inhabit coral reef ecosystems.
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CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Bathymetry
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Geographic Information > Habitats
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > geomorphology Mapping
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus earth science > oceans > bathymetry/seafloor topography > bathymetry
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus earth science > oceans > bathymetry/seafloor topography > BPI Zones
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
CRCP Project 467
CRCP Project Benthic Habitat Mapping and Characterization in the Pacific Islands Region
CRCP Project Mapping and EcoSpatial Information Products to Support Coral Reef Ecosystem Management in the Pacific Islands Region
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS BPI Zones
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS surface measurements
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division; Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
None CRED
None CREP
None Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
None PIFSC
   
   
   

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CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands (21N157W0027)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii Island > Hawaii Island (19N155W0003)
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Equatorial Pacific Ocean
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS NW Pacific
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS South Pacific Ocean
None American Samoa
None CNMI
None Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
None Guam
None Main Hawaiian Islands
None Mariana Islands
None Marianas
None MHI
None Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
None NWHI
None Pacific Remote Island Areas
None PRIA
None West Hawaii
   
   
   

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Physical Location

• » Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
• » City Honolulu
• » State/Province HI
• Country USA
• » Location Description

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» At least one Distributor Org, one Metadata Contact, one Point of Contact, and one Data Steward should be listed.
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* » Date Effective From 2006
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Person Lichowski, Frances
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address frances.lichowski@noaa.gov
Phone (808)725-5476
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* » Date Effective From 2007
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Person Akridge, Michael W
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address michael.akridge@noaa.gov
Phone (808)725-5483
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Person Akridge, Michael W
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address michael.akridge@noaa.gov
Phone (808)725-5483
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* » Date Effective From 2002
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Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address pifsc.info@noaa.gov
Phone 808-725-5360
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URL https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Business Hours 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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* » Support Role Point of Contact
* » Date Effective From 2010
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Person Rooney, John JB
Address 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address john.rooney@noaa.gov
Phone (808)725-5438
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Extents

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Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

* » W° Bound 144.326
* » E° Bound -160.024013
* » N° Bound 28.58214
* » S° Bound -14.563294
* » Description

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* » Start 2000-01-01
End 2008-05-28
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* » Security Class Unclassified
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• Data 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.
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URL http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/index.htm
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Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) website. All data are accessible through this website.
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Child Items

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74 Data Set (DS) Bathymetric Position Index (BPI) Structures Grid Derived from Gridded Bathymetry for Select U.S. Coral Reef Locations across the Pacific Ocean
74 Data Set (DS) Bathymetric Position Index (BPI) Zones Grid Derived from Gridded Bathymetry for Select U.S. Coral Reef Locations across the Pacific Ocean
75 Data Set (DS) Hard and Soft Bottom Seafloor Substrate Map Derived from an Unsupervised Classification of Gridded Bathymetry Derivatives for the NOAA Habitat Blueprint West Hawaii Focus Area
71 Data Set (DS) Hard and Soft Bottom Seafloor Substrate Maps Derived from an Unsupervised Classification of Gridded Backscatter at Select U.S. Locations in the Pacific
74 Data Set (DS) Rugosity Grid Derived from Gridded Bathymetry for Select U.S. Coral Reef Locations across the Pacific Ocean
100 Data Set (DS) Seafloor substrate (hard and soft bottom) maps at select islands and atolls in American Samoa, the Mariana Archipelago, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas
100 Data Set (DS) Seafloor substrate (hard and soft bottom) maps derived from satellite imagery for the islands and atolls of the Pacific Remote Island Areas
71 Data Set (DS) Slope Grid Derived from Gridded Bathymetry for Select U.S. Coral Reef Locations across the Pacific Ocean
     
     
     

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID 12598
Metadata Record Created By Annette M DesRochers
Metadata Record Created 2012-07-12 20:34+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By SysAdmin InPortAdmin
» Metadata Record Last Modified 2023-05-30 18:10+0000
Metadata Record Published 2016-07-28
Owner Org PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status Published Externally
Do Not Publish? N
Metadata Workflow State Published / External
Metadata Last Review Date 2016-07-28
Metadata Review Frequency 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date 2017-07-28
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