Bathymetric Position Index (BPI) Zones 5 m grid derived from gridded bathymetry of the US Territory of Guam.

Description

BPI Zones are derived from a focal mean analysis on bathymetry and slope. The bathymetry grid (5 m cell size) is derived from 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. BPI Zones was created using the Benthic Terrain Modeler (http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/btm/). Cell values represent one of 4 classes in an index of seafloor terrains. This data set is for the US Territory of Guam.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 guam_5m_BPIzones.zip ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/cnmi-guam/benthichabitatlayers/guam_5m_BPIzones.zip

Tags

  • m218 benthic habitat mapping and characterization in the pacific islands region
  • united states of america
  • western pacific ocean
  • reef monitoring and assessment
  • corals
  • geomorphology mapping
  • biosphere
  • oceans
  • guam
  • guam (13n144e0000)
  • habitats
  • earth science
  • 1217
  • bathymetric position index zones
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • ocean basin
  • zoology
  • mapping
  • coris_metadata
  • pacific ocean
  • geographic information
  • country/territory

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