Puerto Rico ESI and RSI: ESI (Environmental Sensitivity Index Shoreline Types) / RSI (Reach Sensitivity Index River and Stream Types)
P_Rico_esi_rsi
eng
Dataset
environment
oceans
Environmental Monitoring
Coastal Zone Management
Coastal resources
ESI
Oil spill planning
RSI
Reach
River
Sensitivity maps
Shoreline
Stream
Puerto Rico
This data set comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) and Reach Sensitivity Index (RSI) data for Puerto Rico. ESI data characterize estuarine environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. Most rivers and streams can be readily subdivided into clear-cut segments, or reaches (RSI), that have very distinct and uniform characteristics within that reach of the stream. The definition of reach type is usually based on whatever the intended use of the reach classification might be. In this project, stream reaches are defined as those segments where similar spill-response modes and potential ecological and/or socioeconomic impacts from the spill are to be anticipated. However defined, the boundary of the reach is usually marked by an abrupt change in the morphology of the stream, a change commonly, but not always, brought about by an alteration in the stream's gradient. This data set contains the ESI shoreline data and the RSI river and stream data.
Office of Response and Restoration
Office of Response and Restoration
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40516
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/46683
northlimit=18.711;
eastlimit=-65.167;
southlimit=17.517;
westlimit=-68.168;
start=1998-07;
end=2001-06;
None
2001-06