NCCOS Mapping: Bathymetric Lidar Waveform Metrics for Saipan, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 2019-07-11 to 2019-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0294340)

Description

This data package contains bathymetric light detection and ranging (lidar) Hawkeye-4X waveforms metrics (LWFM) for 0 to 50 meter depths around the island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Bathymetric lidar waveforms depict the amount of laser light returned from the seafloor recorded during each laser pulse. Typically, only the leading edge of the seafloor return is used to calculate bottom depth. However, the shape of the seafloor return also contains novel information about the physical structure and biological cover on the seafloor (Collin et al. 2011, Wilson et al. 2019). To extract this information, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) partnered with Oregon State University (OSU), NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM), Woolpert and Hexagon Leica to develop software to export, process, normalize and rasterize 16 LWFM describing the shape of the seafloor return (Jung et al. 2024; Collin et al. 2011; Parrish et al. 2014; Kashani et al. 2015; Kogut et al. 2022). The resulting LWFM rasters were used to predict the distribution of key coral reef taxa and habitats west of Saipan (Costa et al. 2024). This effort marks one of the few studies that have used LWFM to predict tropical coral reef habitats to date. These processing workflows and associated software will also make LWFM creation easier and more routine for future Hawkeye-4X lidar collections by NOAA and its partners. This project was funded by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), and leverages significant investments made by NOAA NCCOS, NOAA National Geodetic Survey, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, and the U.S. Geological Survey in the region.

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0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.3390/s151128099
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093121
0 Topobathy Lidar DEM https://chs.coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster5/elevation/CNMI_Topobathy_DEM_2019_9474/
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2013.2280182
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00652-9
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://doi.org/10.25921/kwhk-bw94
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/294340
0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/294340
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coast.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
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0 NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 328 https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021265
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2024.05.024
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.3390/s151128099
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093121
0 Topobathy Lidar DEM https://chs.coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster5/elevation/CNMI_Topobathy_DEM_2019_9474/
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2013.2280182
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00652-9
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
33 Journal article https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/PI_CNMI_2019_D19/PI_CNMI_hydroflattened_ellipsoid_2019/reports/PI_CNMI_2019_D19_Lidar_Mapping_Report_Hydroflattened_Ellipsoid_WU219835.pdf
0 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Project Web Page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/characterizing-benthic-habitats-around-saipan-cnmi-to-support-marianas-campaign/
0 Online Web Viewer https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7b6c0e7164234182985a89d5b5703475
0 Associated NCEI data accession https://doi.org/10.25921/m0f6-3b26
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://www.omao.noaa.gov/
0 Associated NCEI data accession https://doi.org/10.25921/wg96-cq17
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0229/0294340/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Project Web Page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/predicting-coral-morphology-to-inform-the-protective-capacity-of-coral-reefs-around-saipan-cnmi/
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.3390/s151128099
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://doi.org/10.25921/kwhk-bw94
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/294340
0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/294340
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0229/0294340/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
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0 Institution web page https://coast.noaa.gov/
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0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
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0 NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 328 https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021265
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2024.05.024
0 Topobathy Lidar DEM https://chs.coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster5/elevation/CNMI_Topobathy_DEM_2019_9474/
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2013.2280182
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00652-9
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Project Web Page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/predicting-coral-morphology-to-inform-the-protective-capacity-of-coral-reefs-around-saipan-cnmi/
0 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Project Web Page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/characterizing-benthic-habitats-around-saipan-cnmi-to-support-marianas-campaign/
0 Online Web Viewer https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7b6c0e7164234182985a89d5b5703475
0 Associated NCEI data accession https://doi.org/10.25921/m0f6-3b26
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://www.omao.noaa.gov/
0 Associated NCEI data accession https://doi.org/10.25921/wg96-cq17
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
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0 Institution web page https://coast.noaa.gov/
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0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
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0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093121
33 Journal article https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/PI_CNMI_2019_D19/PI_CNMI_hydroflattened_ellipsoid_2019/reports/PI_CNMI_2019_D19_Lidar_Mapping_Report_Hydroflattened_Ellipsoid_WU219835.pdf
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://doi.org/10.25921/kwhk-bw94
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/294340
0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/294340
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0229/0294340/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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0 NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 328 https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021265
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2024.05.024
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.3390/s151128099
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093121
0 Topobathy Lidar DEM https://chs.coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster5/elevation/CNMI_Topobathy_DEM_2019_9474/
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2013.2280182
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00652-9
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
33 Journal article https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/PI_CNMI_2019_D19/PI_CNMI_hydroflattened_ellipsoid_2019/reports/PI_CNMI_2019_D19_Lidar_Mapping_Report_Hydroflattened_Ellipsoid_WU219835.pdf
0 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Project Web Page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/predicting-coral-morphology-to-inform-the-protective-capacity-of-coral-reefs-around-saipan-cnmi/
0 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Project Web Page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/characterizing-benthic-habitats-around-saipan-cnmi-to-support-marianas-campaign/
0 Online Web Viewer https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7b6c0e7164234182985a89d5b5703475
0 Associated NCEI data accession https://doi.org/10.25921/m0f6-3b26
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://www.omao.noaa.gov/
0 Associated NCEI data accession https://doi.org/10.25921/wg96-cq17
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2024.05.024
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://doi.org/10.25921/kwhk-bw94
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/294340
0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/294340
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0229/0294340/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
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0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coast.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://oregonstate.edu/
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0 NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 328 https://doi.org/10.25923/psjm-h924
0 Journal article https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021265
33 Journal article https://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/PI_CNMI_2019_D19/PI_CNMI_hydroflattened_ellipsoid_2019/reports/PI_CNMI_2019_D19_Lidar_Mapping_Report_Hydroflattened_Ellipsoid_WU219835.pdf
0 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Project Web Page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/predicting-coral-morphology-to-inform-the-protective-capacity-of-coral-reefs-around-saipan-cnmi/
0 National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Project Web Page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/characterizing-benthic-habitats-around-saipan-cnmi-to-support-marianas-campaign/
0 Online Web Viewer https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7b6c0e7164234182985a89d5b5703475
0 Associated NCEI data accession https://doi.org/10.25921/m0f6-3b26
0 Institution web page https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
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0 Institution web page https://www.omao.noaa.gov/
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  • maã±agaha marine conservation area
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