Description
Hard and soft bottom seafloor substrate data and maps for the NOAA Habitat Blueprint West Hawaii Focus Area (WHFA) in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Cell values in the raster datasets reflect whether the seafloor is hard bottom or soft bottom based on an unsupervised classification run using ArcGIS software with the Spatial Analyst extension. The classifications are based on bathymetry, acoustic derivatives and verified using seafloor optical data.
The seafloor substrate map and associated data are accessible online via the Pacific Islands Benthic Habiat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) website at www.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| WestHawaii_hardsoft.zip | ZIP | Zip file containing hard- and soft-bottom substrates data (shapefile feature class layer) and maps (JPG and PDF) for the Habitat Blueprint West Hawaii Focus Area. | |
| NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Website | Unknown | Link to the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program website | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource | |
| Citation URL | Unknown | NOAA Habitat Blueprint West Hawaii Focus Area website | Open resource |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website | Unknown | Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage | Open resource |
| Citation URL | HTML | Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center (PIBHMC) website. All data are accessible through this website. | Open resource |
Tags
- 467
- aquatic habitat
- bathymetry/seafloor topography
- benthic
- benthic habitat
- biosphere
- central pacific ocean
- coastal processes
- coral reef conservation program
- coral reef ecology
- coral reef ecosystem division
- coral reef ecosystem program
- coral reefs
- corals
- country/territory
- cred
- crep
- doc/noaa/nmfs/pifsc
- earth science
- ecosystem sciences division
- geographic information
- geomorphology
- geomorphology mapping
- gis
- gis product
- habitat mapping
- habitats
- hard seafloor substrate
- hawaii
- hawaii (21n160w0000)
- hawaiian islands
- hawaii island
- hawaii island (19n155w0003)
- kohala coast (21n155w0001)
- main hawaiian islands
- mapping
- mapping and ecospatial information products to support coral reef ecosystem management in the pacifi
- national marine fisheries service
- nmfs
- noaa
- north pacific ocean
- ocean basin
- oceans
- pacific islands fisheries science center
- pacific ocean
- pifsc
- puako (19n155w0001)
- reef habitat
- reef monitoring and assessment
- sea floor
- soft seafloor substrate
- substrate
- substrate description
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce
- us doc
- zoology