Puerto Rico Relative Vulnerability to Erosion
Data Set (DS) | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39464 | Updated: May 30, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2024: Puerto Rico Relative Vulnerability to Erosion, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39464.
Full Citation Examples
Physical factors, such as the slope of the land, the texture of the soil, and the precipitation regime influence erosion in an area. Parts of Puerto Rico are very steep and erosion-prone. In addition, the nature of the soil and intense rainfall events promote severe erosion in these areas. Erosion can be extreme in exposed areas (cleared for a road or residential construction, or where soil is exposed due to cropping patterns or agricultural cycle.)
Distribution Information
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Downloadable Data
None
Acknowledgement of the NOAA Summit-to-Sea project wherever possible would be appreciated. The distribution of this data product by NOAA does not constitute any real or implied responsibility for its accuracy or usefulness. Map products should not be used for navigation.
Controlled Theme Keywords
environment
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | Band_1 |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Extents
-67.559874° W,
-65.173699° E,
18.599621° N,
17.842139° S
2000
Item Identification
Title: | Puerto Rico Relative Vulnerability to Erosion |
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Short Name: | pr_vuln_metadata |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2005-01 |
Abstract: |
Physical factors, such as the slope of the land, the texture of the soil, and the precipitation regime influence erosion in an area. Parts of Puerto Rico are very steep and erosion-prone. In addition, the nature of the soil and intense rainfall events promote severe erosion in these areas. Erosion can be extreme in exposed areas (cleared for a road or residential construction, or where soil is exposed due to cropping patterns or agricultural cycle.) |
Purpose: |
The purpose of this dataset is to estimate the relative vulnerability to erosion in Puerto Rico based on physical factors: slope, precipitation, and soil type |
Notes: |
824 |
Other Citation Details: |
NOAA Summit-to-Sea Project |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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ISO 19115 Topic Category |
environment
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None. | Environmental Monitoring |
None. | EROSION |
None. | LAND BASED SOURCES OF POLLUTION |
None. | PRECIPITATION |
None. | RUNOFF |
None. | SLOPE |
None. | SOIL |
None. | TOPOGRAPHY |
None. | VULNERABILITY |
None. | WATERSHED |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | CULEBRA ISLAND |
None | PUERTO RICO |
None | VIEQUES ISLAND |
Physical Location
Organization: | National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science |
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City: | Silver Spring |
State/Province: | MD |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
Data Presentation Form: | raster digital data |
Distribution Liability: |
These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials. |
Data Set Credit: | NOAA Summit-to-Sea, World Resources Institute (WRI) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2005-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2005-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2005-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2005-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Position): | NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator |
Email Address: | NCCOS.data@noaa.gov |
Principal Investigator
Date Effective From: | 2005-01 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Battista, Tim |
Email Address: | tim.battista@noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -67.559874 | |
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E° Bound: | -65.173699 | |
N° Bound: | 18.599621 | |
S° Bound: | 17.842139 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2000 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Grid: | Yes |
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Grid Representation 1
Dimension Count: | 3 | ||||
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Cell Geometry: | Point | ||||
Transformation Parameters Available?: | No | ||||
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Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
Acknowledgement of the NOAA Summit-to-Sea project wherever possible would be appreciated. The distribution of this data product by NOAA does not constitute any real or implied responsibility for its accuracy or usefulness. Map products should not be used for navigation. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/summit2seaPR.zip |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
Downloadable Data |
File Type (Deprecated): | raster |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/summit2seaPR.zip |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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URL 2
URL: | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/ |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2013-06-27 |
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Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-04-05 |
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Description: |
Converted from FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. |
Activity Log 3
Activity Date/Time: | 2017-09-13 |
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Description: |
Partial upload of Spatial Info section only. |
Technical Environment
Description: |
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 |
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Data Quality
Completeness Report: |
N/A |
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Conceptual Consistency: |
N/A |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
The simple indicator of the erosivity of the land is based on physical factors of the location (slope, precipitation, and a soil characteristic called K-ffactor, which reflects the erodibility of the given soil type.) This indictor does not consider the current land cover or land use. Rather, it provides an overall indicator of erosion-prone areas, and hence, areas where development / land conversion / road construction should be avoided. Inputs:1.Slope (percentage) - for each 30m grid cell, derived from the (raw) DEM (without hydrologic correction.)2.Precipitation during the peak rainfall month (in millimeters) - The long-term average monthly precipitation values for climate stations across the area were downloaded from NOAA's National Climate Data Center (NCDC). The mean monthly precipitation for the peak rainfall month was selected for each point location, and a 30m resolution grid was interpolated using the inverse distance weighting interpolation method. This variable was chosen because it is more indicative of the rainy season and more extreme events during the year. 3.Soil erodibility factor (K-ffactor) - the K-ffactor was obtained from the SSURGO database of the USDA. Equation 1: Vulnerability = Slope(%) x precip (mm for peak rainfall month) x soil k-ffactor (NASA Geocover - LC with 1.4 ha minimum mapping unit "http://www.MDafederal.com/geocover/geocoverlc/"; USGS National Elevation Dataset "http://ned.usgs.gov/"; NRCS Soils Database "http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/") |
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Process Date/Time: | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 |
Child Items
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Type | Title | |
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Entity | Band_1 |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 39464 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39464 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Tyler Christensen |
Metadata Record Created: | 2017-04-05 12:52+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-05-30 18:09+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2017-09-13 |
Owner Org: | NCCOS |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2017-09-13 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2018-09-13 |