Bathymetric Position Index (BPI) Zones 5 m grid derived from gridded bathymetry of of Galvez Bank, South Galvez Bank, and 11-Mile Reef, Territory of Guam, USA.

Description

BPI Zones are derived from a focal mean analysis on bathymetry and slope. The grid is based on gridded (5 m cell size) multibeam bathymetry, collected aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette. BPI Zones was created using the Benthic Terrain Modeler (https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast//tools/btm/). Cell values represent one of 4 classes (crest, depression, slope, flat) in an index of seafloor terrains.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 gal_5m_BPIzones.zip ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/benthichabitatlayers/gal_5m_BPIzones.zip

Tags

  • united states of america
  • western pacific ocean
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • aquatic habitat
  • corals
  • geomorphology mapping
  • galvez bank
  • 467
  • biosphere
  • bathymetry
  • oceans
  • description
  • guam
  • guam (13n144e0000)
  • habitats
  • earth science
  • bathymetric position index zones
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • galvez bank (13n144e0049)
  • reef habitat
  • ocean basin
  • benthic habitat mapping and characterization in the pacific islands region
  • south galvez bank
  • 11-mile reef
  • zoology
  • mapping
  • coris_metadata
  • pacific ocean
  • geographic information
  • country/territory
  • territory of guam

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