CRED Optical Validation Data at the island of Ta'u in American Samoa, 2006 to support Benthic Habitat Mapping (TOAD)
Description
Optical validation data were collected using a Tethered Optical Assessment Device (TOAD), an underwater sled equipped with an underwater digital video camera and lights. Data were collected in American Samoa, around the island of Ta'u to support Benthic Habitat Mapping efforts during NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette cruise HI0602, on March 2, 2006.
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pibhmc_amsamoa_optical_data.html |
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/pibhmc_amsamoa_optical_data.html |
Tags
- underwater video
- united states of america
- reef monitoring and assessment
- aquatic habitat
- corals
- benthic habitat
- biosphere
- photographic analysis
- amsam
- 1084
- tethered optical assessment device (toad)
- american samoa
- hi0602
- habitats
- ta'u island (14s169w0012)
- manu'a group
- earth science
- benthic habitat mapping and characterization - american samoa and pria
- visual images
- ocean basin
- zoology
- mapping
- coris_metadata
- pacific ocean
- country/territory
- videography