NOAA TIFF Image - 8m Backscatter Mosaic, W00221-222 USVI 2012, Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - M-I907-NF-12 (2012), UTM 20N NAD83 (NCEI Accession 0131856)
Description
This image represents a 8 meter resolution backscatter mosaic of of a sharply sloping swath of the St. John Shelf, south of NE Reserve, offshore 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 the in the Northeast Reserve from 4/04/2012 to 4/20/2012. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg 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 NAD83. The backscatter component of the bathymetry data were geometrically and radiometrically corrected using Fledermaus Geocoder Toolbox 7.3 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
Tags
seafloor
kongsberg em 1002
united states of america
aquatic habitat
sonar
benthic
integrated ocean and coastal mapping
biosphere
463
bathymetry
oceans
puerto rico (18n066w0000)
biogeography
description
noaa
caribbean sea
bathymetry/topography
grid
iocm
northeast reserve
multibeam
461
seafloor characterization of usvi mpas and priority sites
atlantic ocean
fajardo
earth science
bathymetry/seafloor topography
nancy foster
2012
raster
gis
reef habitat
ocean basin
caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean
coral
mapping essential fish habitat in the us caribbean to inform mpa management