NOAA TIFF Image - 4m Backscatter Mosaic, Puerto Rico 2013, Escollo Grappler Seamount, Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-13-2 USVI (2013), UTM 20N NAD83

Description

This image represents a 4 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of a seamount/bank East of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. 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 and around the Northeast Reserve from 3/05/2013 to 3/29/2013. Data was acquired with a hull mounted Kongsberg EM1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) and processed by a NOAA contractor using CARIS HIPS software, applying all relevant correctors (attitude, sound velocity, absorption coefficient). Data is in UTM zone 20 north, datum NAD83. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected in CARIS HIPS Mosaic Editor. Acoustic backscatter mosaics are 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, dependent on the project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and standards.

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Name Format Description Link
0 Downloadable Data http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38903
0 Online Resource http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/38903.pdf
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 Online Resource https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/38903.pdf
0 Downloadable Data https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=263
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38903
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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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  • seafloor
  • united states of america
  • aquatic habitat
  • sonar
  • benthic
  • national ocean service
  • integrated ocean and coastal mapping
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • biosphere
  • bathymetry
  • oceans
  • biogeography
  • description
  • noaa
  • kongsberg
  • caribbean sea
  • bathymetry/topography
  • iocm
  • northeast reserve
  • multibeam
  • fajardo
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • escollo grappler seamount
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • nancy foster
  • seafloormapping_uscaribbean_2004toongoing
  • 2013
  • acoustic
  • vieques
  • raster
  • gis
  • reef habitat
  • coral
  • reef
  • puerto rico
  • mbes
  • em1002
  • geographic information
  • geotiff
  • habitat
  • country/territory
  • backscatter
  • nps

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