Abstract:
Rugosity is derived from gridded (5 m cell size) bathymetry from four sources:
Multibeam bathymetry collected by Coral Reef Ecosystem Division aboard NOAA R/V AHI, and
NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai; multibeam bathymetry collected in Apra Harbor by the Naval Oceanographic
Office and NOAA Office of Coast Survey; lidar collected by the Naval Oceanographic Office; and lidar
collected by the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise.
Rugosity is derived using the Benthic Terrain Modeler with rugosity methods by
Jeff Jenness (2003). Cell values reflect the surface area to
planimetric area ratio for the area contained within that cell's
neighborhood. They provide indices of topographic roughness &
convolutedness. This data set is for the shelf environment of the US Territory of Guam.
Purpose:
The data were derived in support of NOAA Coral Reef Conservation
Program goals. Goal 1 is to map all U.S. Coral Reef Ecosystems.
This data set specifically addresses Objective 1 and 4: to develop
high-resolution benthic maps and to characterize priority deep
water reefs and associated habitats. This derivative of bathymetry
provides a GIS layer that may be used for benthic and essential fish
habitat characterization, and for the study of geologic features.
By combining the dataset 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.
Supplemental_Information:
Gridded multibeam data were collected aboard the Hi'ialakai, a 218
United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) research ship, and aboard the R/V AHI
(Acoustic Habitat Investigator), a 25' survey launch owned and
operated by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center in
Honolulu, HI. These data are integrated with multibeam and lidar
bathymetry data provided by the US Naval Oceanographic Office, NOAA Office of Coast Survey
and the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise.
The metadata for these bathymetry data is documented in the product metadata,
Guam_5m_Bathymetry_mb&lidar.txt (
https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/cms/data-by-location/cnmi-guam/guam-island/bathymetry/).
In two locations artifacts are visible in the data that result from the differing quality
of the lidar versus multibeam data. In the northeast of Guam, north of Anao Point, it is possible
to see the boundary between the lidar data (which shows as a rougher texture) and the deeper
multibeam data (which shows as a smoother texture). A similar artifact is visible in a very
small area along the northern edge of Pago Bay.
The terrestrial elevation data shown in the map for this data set are
SRTM Finished 3 arc sec Shaded Relief. They were collected during
NASA's Shuttle Radar Topograph Mission (SRTM). For more information
on the mission, go to:
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/faq.html#data. The data are available
from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as reformatted
elevation data that are consistent with other Digital Elevation Models.
References:
Jenness, J. 2003. Grid surface areas: Surface area and ratios from
elevation grids [Electronic manual]. Jenness Enterprises:
ArcView Extensions.
http://www.jennessent.com/arcview/arcview_extensions.htm
Lundblad et al., 2006, A benthic terrain classification scheme for
American Samoa, Marine Geodesy, 29(2):89 - 111.
https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast//tools/btm/index.html
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M218 Benthic Habitat Mapping and Characterization in the Pacific Islands Region
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EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
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EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Rugosity
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OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000)
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These data are not to be used for navigation purposes. Please acknowledge NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries
Science Center (PIFSC) Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), the Joint Institute for Marine and
Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) University of Hawaii, the NOAA Office of Coast Survey (NOAA OCS), the Naval
Oceanographic Office (NAVO), and the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise (JALBTCX).
