Description
This image represents a 3 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of the north shore of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Team, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data in the US Virgin Islands from 3/21/06 to 4/2/06. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) and processed by a NOAA contractor using CARIS HIPS software. Data has all correctors applied (attitude, sound velocity) and has been reduced to mean lower low water (MLLW) using final approved tides from NOAA COOPS. Data is in UTM zone 20 north, datum WGS84. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Geocoder 2.8 software. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are ostensibly an important piece of information when characterizing surficial seafloor features and delineating benthic habitats. The project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependant on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/datasets/ccma/biogeo/usvi_nps/2006/Backscatter/Backscatter_BI_3m_2006.zip | ZIP | Downloadable Data | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | 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 |
Tags
- 2006
- acoustic
- aquatic habitat
- atlantic ocean
- backscatter
- bathymetry
- bathymetry/seafloor topography
- bathymetry/topography
- benthic
- biogeography
- biosphere
- birnm
- buck island
- buck island (17n064w0006)
- buck island reef national monument
- caribbean sea
- coral
- country/territory
- description
- doc/noaa/nos/nccos
- earth science
- geographic information
- gis
- habitat
- integrated ocean and coastal mapping
- iocm
- mbes
- mosaic
- multibeam
- nancy foster
- national centers for coastal ocean science
- national ocean service
- nf-06-03
- noaa
- nps
- ocean basin
- oceans
- raster
- reef
- reef habitat
- seafloor
- seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing
- simrad 1002
- sonar
- st. croix
- swmb
- united states of america
- u.s. department of commerce
- usvi
- us virgin islands
- virgin islands