Puerto Rico Relative Vulnerability to Erosion

Description

Physical factors, such as the slope of the land, the texture of the soil, and the precipitation regime influence erosion in an area. Parts of Puerto Rico are very steep and erosion-prone. In addition, the nature of the soil and intense rainfall events promote severe erosion in these areas. Erosion can be extreme in exposed areas (cleared for a road or residential construction, or where soil is exposed due to cropping patterns or agricultural cycle.)

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 Downloadable Data http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/summit2seaPR.zip
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39464
0 Online Resource http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/
57 Online Resource http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/summit2seaPR.zip
0 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. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39464.pdf

Tags

  • topography
  • precipitation
  • national ocean service
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • vieques island
  • environmental monitoring
  • noaa
  • culebra island
  • slope
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • erosion
  • vulnerability
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • watershed
  • land based sources of pollution
  • runoff
  • summit-to-sea
  • soil
  • puerto rico

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