Kailua Bay, Oahu, Hawaii Benthic Mapping Data 1999-2001 (NODC Accession 0001239)

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What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Dr. Eric E. Grossman, Dr. Jodi N. Harney, and Dr. Charles H. Fletcher, Unpublished material, Kailua Bay, Oahu, Hawaii Benthic Mapping Data 1999-2001 (NODC Accession 0001239).

   Online Links:

   • <http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/1239>

   Other_Citation_Details:

   School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Coastal Geology Laboratory, University of Hawaii at Manoa

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.73706

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.70778

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.44106

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.4065

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 25-Mar-1999

   Ending_Date: 01-Jan-2001

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   MS Excel spreadsheet, file=kailua_reef_com_data.xls.A redundant ASCII CSV copy in file= kailua_reef_com_data.csv.The spreadsheet file is self-described. Additional comments: Minimum mapping unit = 20 cm. Location data based on WGS84. Depth error = +/- 1 meter. Rugosity calculated by dividing lateral (basal) distance of chain draping susbtrate by total length of chain. Substrate Type (% of bottom) is cover of individual substrate types divided by length of transect (30 m). Coral Cover (% of bottom) is cover of individual coral types divided by length of transect (30 m). Growth form (% of bottom) is cover of individual coral growth forms divided by length of transect (30 m). Coral community (based on 100%) is cover of individual coral species (ecotypes) divided by total cover of live coral. Coral morphology (based on 100%) is cover of individual coral colony morphologies divided by total cover of live coral. Cor-algae cover (% of bottom) is cover of individual coralline algae types divided by length of transect (30 m). Dead coral (% of bottom) is cover of dead coral types divided by length of transect (30 m). Dead community (based on 100%) is cover of dead coral species divided by total cover of dead coral. Colony Counts (by ecotypes) is number of individual coral colony types by species (ecotypes) along transect. Colony Counts (by growth form) is number of individual coral colony types (by morphology) along transect. Counts - Summary is total numbers of colonies by species and ecotypes. Abundance (by ecotypes) is number of individual coral colonies by species (ecotype) divided by total number of coral colonies along transect. Abundance (by growth form) is number of individual coral colonies by colony morphology divided by total number of coral colonies along transect. Diversity (based on cover) is Shannon-Weiner diversity index based on cover. Diversity (based on abundance) is Shannon-Weiner diversity index based on abundance. Mean Colony Size (ecotype, m) is mean size of coral colony by species (ecotype) along X (horizontal) axis." Mean Colony Size (growth form, m) is mean size of coral colony by colony morphology along X (horizontal) axis. Maximum Colony Size (ecotype) is maximum colony size by species (ecotype) along transect. -9999 is missing data or no data flag.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Dr. Eric E. Grossman
   • Dr. Jodi N. Harney
   • Dr. Charles H. Fletcher

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Coastal Geology Laboratory, University of Hawaii at Manoa

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Dr. Eric E. Grossman
   U.S. Geological Survey
   Research Geologist
   1156 High Street
   Santa Cruz, CA 95064
   USA
   

   (831) 427-4725 (voice)
   (831) 427-4748 (FAX)
   egrossman@usgs.gov
   

Why was the data set created?

Support research in sedimentology, sea level history, and reef development.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   Grossman, 2001 (source 1 of 4)

   Grossman, E. E. , 2001, Holocene Sea Level History and Reef Development in Hawaii and the Central Pacific Ocean.

   Other_Citation_Details:

   PhD. Dissertation, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, pp. 256

   Type_of_Source_Media: paper

   Source_Contribution: study on historical sea level and reef development

   Harney, 2000 (source 2 of 4)

   Harney, J. N. , 2000, Carbonate Sedimentology of a Windward Shoreface: Kailua Bay, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.

   Other_Citation_Details:

   Dissertation, Department of Geology and Geophysics,University of Hawaii, pp. 232.

   Type_of_Source_Media: paper

   Source_Contribution: sedimentology study

   Montebon, 1992 (source 3 of 4)

   A. R. F. Montebon, 1992, Use of the line intercept technique to deterine trends in benthic cover: Proc. 7th Int. Coral Reef Symp., Guam 1:151-155..

   Type_of_Source_Media: paper

   Source_Contribution: use of line intercept technique

   Stoddart and Johannes, 1978 (source 4 of 4)

   Stoddart, D. R. , and Johannes, R. E. , 1978, Coral Reefs: Research Methods: UNESCO, Monographs on Oceanographic Methodology, Paris.

   Type_of_Source_Media: paper

   Source_Contribution: coral reef research methods

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: Unknown (process 1 of 1)

   Substrate Mapping at 60 sites between the depths of -3 and -20m using avariation of the Linear Transect Method (LTM) or Line Intercept Technique(Stoddard and Johannes, 1978, Monetbon, 1992). Identified and measuredthe length of each substrate type that intersected a 30 m measuringtape, generally following depth contours. Sites were chosen tocharacterize dominant and transition settings inferred from the hydrographicand MSS surverys, and to randomly fill a 15" latitude-longitude grid overthe reef. Measured each change in substrate with an accuracy of0.2 m (0.6% substrate cover) and determined from replicate surveys thatprecision was reproducible at 1-3% substrate cover. Additional notes: Minimum mapping unit = 20 cm. Location data based on WGS84. Depth error = +/- 1 meter. Rugosity calculated by dividing lateral (basal) distance of chain draping susbtrate by total length of chain. Substrate Type (% of bottom) is cover of individual substrate types divided by length of transect (30 m). Coral Cover (% of bottom) is cover of individual coral types divided by length of transect (30 m). Growth form (% of bottom) is cover of individual coral growth forms divided by length of transect (30 m). Coral community (based on 100%) is cover of individual coral species (ecotypes) divided by total cover of live coral. Coral morphology (based on 100%) is cover of individual coral colony morphologies divided by total cover of live coral. Cor-algae cover (% of bottom) is cover of individual coralline algae types divided by length of transect (30 m). Dead coral (% of bottom) is cover of dead coral types divided by length of transect (30 m). Dead community (based on 100%) is cover of dead coral species divided by total cover of dead coral. Colony Counts (by ecotypes) is number of individual coral colony types by species (ecotypes) along transect. Colony Counts (by growth form) is number of individual coral colony types (by morphology) along transect. Counts - Summary is total numbers of colonies by species and ecotypes. Abundance (by ecotypes) is number of individual coral colonies by species (ecotype) divided by total number of coral colonies along transect. Abundance (by growth form) is number of individual coral colonies by colony morphology divided by total number of coral colonies along transect. Diversity (based on cover) is Shannon-Weiner diversity index based on cover. Diversity (based on abundance) is Shannon-Weiner diversity index based on abundance. Mean Colony Size (ecotype, m) is mean size of coral colony by species (ecotype) along X (horizontal) axis." Mean Colony Size (growth form, m) is mean size of coral colony by colony morphology along X (horizontal) axis. Maximum Colony Size (ecotype) is maximum colony size by species (ecotype) along transect. -9999 is missing data or no data flag.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Dr. Eric E. Grossman
   U.S. Geological Survey
   Research Geologist
   1156 High Street
   Santa Cruz, CA 95064
   USA
   

   (831) 427-4725 (voice)
   (831) 427-4748 (FAX)
   egrossman@usgs.gov
   

   Data sources used in this process:

   • Grossman, 2001
   • Harney, J. N., 2000
   • Montebon, A.R.F., 1992
   • Stoddart and Johannes, 1978

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   none

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   see Lineage - Process Step

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

NOAA and NODC would appreciate recognition as the resource from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center
   Attn: Data Access Group, User Services Team
   SSMC-3 Fourth Floor
   Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
   USA
   

   301-713-3277 (voice)
   301-713-3302 (FAX)
   services@nodc.noaa.gov
   

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2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	MS Excel
     Network links:	<http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/1239>

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 07-Dec-2012
Last Reviewed: 19-Sep-2005

Metadata author:

Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC
Hawaii/US Pacific Liaison
1000 Pope Road, MSB 316
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
USA

(808)-956-4105 (voice)
(808) 956-2352 (FAX)
caldwell@hawaii.edu

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Metadata standard:

FGDC CSDGM (FGDC-STD-001-1998)