Summit to Sea Characterization of Coastal Watersheds - US Virgin Islands 2005

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Team

Publication_Date: 200511

Title:

Summit to Sea Characterization of Coastal Watersheds - US Virgin Islands 2005

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

<http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/summit_sea2.aspx>

Description:

Abstract:

This Characterization of Coastal Watershed for St Croix, St. John and St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, is a GIS products suite consisting of layers derived from diverse source data sets and subsequent GIS processes. The layers are:

1. Watershed boundaries (shapefiles), or hydrological units and their physical and erosion related characteristics; 2. Estimated depth represents the relative bathymetry of the U.S. Virgin Islands shallow waters based on Landsat imagery: 3. Indicates the potential threat of sediment delivery and land-based sources of pollution to benthic habitats. This dataset is derived from NOAA's study, the Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: 4. Digital Elevation Model (DEM) was created from the existing U.S. Geological Survey, National Elevation Dataset (NED) by filtering artifacts, converting to the NAD83 datum, edge-matching, and sliver filling of missing data. 5. Steepest downhill descent for each raster cell calculated by the Slope function in ArcGIS; 6. Relative erosion rate by land cover type 2000 were determined from a table; 7. Relative erosion rate by land cover type 1990 were determined from a table; 8. Erodibility of soils (Kffact) based upon soil composition derived from the SSURGO soils data base; 9. Mean annual precipitation (mm), derived from climate data collected at weather stations from 1990-2000 (NOAA Monthly Surface Data, NCDC); 10. Maximum monthly precipitation, derived from monthly precipitation for all available weather stations in U. S. V. I. 11. Watershed outflow points, (areas of maximum flow accumulation within hydrological basins) calculated from FLOWDIRECTION and FLOWACCUMULATION which were derived from the Digital Elevation Model (DEM); 12. topographic slope for Puerto Rico, derived from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Elevation Dataset using various processing and filtering to improve results; 13. Relative Erosion Potential - 2000 (an indicator of sediment and pollution runoff) derived from USGS National Elevation Dataset, NRCS Soils Database and NOAA Monthly Surface Data; 14. Relative Erosion Potential - 1990 derived from USGS National Elevation Dataset, NRCS Soils Database and NOAA Monthly Surface Data; 15. Potential threat of sediment delivery and land-based sources of pollution to coral ecosystems derived from land cover (LC) database (Created by spectral analysis of consistently orthorectified Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery), USGS National Elevation Dataset, NRCS Soils Database and NOAA Monthly Surface Data; and 16. Relative vulnerability to erosion - 2000 derived from land cover (LC) database (Created by spectral analysis of consistently orthorectified Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery), USGS National Elevation Dataset, NRCS Soils Database.

Purpose:

To explore the spatial linkages between changes in coral reef ecosystems and land use change, and land-based sources of pollution for U. S. Virgin Islands.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1999

Ending_Date: 2003

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.153531

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.183567

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.884064

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.594527

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information > Watershed Characterization

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Hydrologic Basins

Theme_Keyword: Watersheds

Theme_Keyword: Outflow

Theme_Keyword: Discharge

Theme_Keyword: Runoff

Theme_Keyword: Topography

Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry

Theme_Keyword: Depth

Theme_Keyword: Pollution

Theme_Keyword: Land Based Sources of Pollution

Theme_Keyword: Sediment

Theme_Keyword: Coral Reefs

Theme_Keyword: Sediment Delivery

Theme_Keyword: Erosion Potential

Theme_Keyword: Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

Theme_Keyword: GIS

Theme_Keyword: Land Surface

Theme_Keyword: Geodata

Theme_Keyword: Mapping

Theme_Keyword: Raster

Theme_Keyword: Slope

Theme_Keyword: Erosion

Theme_Keyword: Rate

Theme_Keyword: Land Cover

Theme_Keyword: Rusle

Theme_Keyword: Soils

Theme_Keyword: Mean Annual Precipitation

Theme_Keyword: Climate

Theme_Keyword: Maximum Monthly Precipitation

Theme_Keyword: Landforms

Theme_Keyword: Terrain Elevation

Theme_Keyword: Cartography

Theme_Keyword: Erosion Vulnerability

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Watershed Data

Theme_Keyword:

EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Runoff

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Erosion/Sedimentation > Erosion

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: 007

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Saint John

Place_Keyword: Saint Thomas

Place_Keyword: Saint Croix

Place_Keyword: U. S. Virgin Islands

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. John (18N064W0011)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. John > St. John (18N064W0011)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Virgin Islands > St. Croix (17N064W0003)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Croix > St. Croix (17N064W0003)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region

Place_Keyword: USVI

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

Acknowledgement of NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Team's Summit to Sea Project will 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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Steve Rohmann

Contact_Organization: NOAA - NOS

Contact_Position: Physical Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East-West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713 3000 x137

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (301) 713 4384

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Steve.Rohmann@noaa.gov

Data_Set_Credit: NOAA Summit-to-Sea Project, World Resources Institute (WRI)

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 20

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -63.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 30.0000

Ordinate_Resolution: 30.0000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA - Summit-to-Sea Project

Contact_Person: Aurelie C. Shapiro

Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East-West highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 713 3000 x202

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301 713 4384

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aurelie.shapiro@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA can not assume liability for and 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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcGIS digital vector (shapefiles) and digital raster files

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Recording_Format: ISO 9660

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcGIS digital vector (shapefiles) and raster files

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/data/NOAA/nos/Summit2Sea/USVirginIslands>

Fees: None

Custom_Order_Process: Contact Distributor.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20121220

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NOAA - NOS

Contact_Person: Steve O. Rohmann

Contact_Position: Physical Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1305 East-West Highway

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 713 3000 x137

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

CoRIS:

CoRIS_ID: 20060508050301

CoRIS_Children: None

CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19990101

CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20031231

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

<http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/characterization_of_watersheds_us_virgin_islands_2005.html>

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 1298