Sitka, Alaska 1/3 arc-second MHW Coastal Digital Elevation Model

Description

NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is building high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) for select U.S. coastal regions. These integrated bathymetric-topographic DEMs are used to support tsunami forecasting and modeling efforts at the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). The DEMs are part of the tsunami forecast system SIFT (Short-term Inundation Forecasting for Tsunamis) currently being developed by PMEL for the NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers, and are used in the MOST (Method of Splitting Tsunami) model developed by PMEL to simulate tsunami generation, propagation, and inundation. Bathymetric, topographic, and shoreline data used in DEM compilation are obtained from various sources, including NGDC, the U.S. National Ocean Service (NOS), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other federal, state, and local government agencies, academic institutions, and private companies. DEMs are referenced to the vertical tidal datum of Mean High Water (MHW) and horizontal datum of World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). Grid spacings for the DEMs range from 1/3 arc-second (~10 meters) to 3 arc-seconds (~90 meters).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
32 Download NetCDF File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/fileServer/regional/sitka_13_mhw_2011.nc
50 Web Coverage Service GetCapabilities https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/wcs/regional/sitka_13_mhw_2011.nc?service=WCS&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/coastal-elevation-models
0 An image service providing access to bathymetric/topographic digital elevation models stewarded at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Either individual DEMs or small subsets can be accessed through this service. https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e9ba2e7afb7d46cd878b34aa3bfce042
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/coastal-elevation-models
21 Please see website for more information about Coastal DEMs. https://ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal/coastal.html
23 REST endpoint for Digital Elevation Model MHW Mosaic ArcGIS Image Service https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DEM_MHW/ImageServer
21 OPeNDAP Dataset Access Form https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/dodsC/regional/sitka_13_mhw_2011.nc.html
21 Download a subset of the NetCDF https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/ncss/regional/sitka_13_mhw_2011.nc/dataset.html
0 NOAA GeoPlatform listing for DEM Global Mosaic (Elevation Values) https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=c876e3c96a8642ab8557646a3b4fa0ff
23 REST endpoint for DEM Global Mosaic (Elevation Values) ArcGIS Image Service https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DEM_mosaics/DEM_global_mosaic/ImageServer
0 Shaded relief visualization of a global seamless bathymetry/topography mosaic of digital elevation models at NOAA/NCEI. https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e11ebaeb19544bb18c2afe440f063062
0 NOAA GeoPlatform listing for NCEI Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Extents https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=0afa88a1701749dbbf76fcadca4f77f3
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 Report documenting the Scientific Data Stewardship Maturity for this dataset. https://doi.org/10.25923/5nxk-p103
23 This service provides a color shaded relief visualization of the data. The elevations/depths are displayed using this color ramp: https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/images/dem_color_scale.png. https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DEM_mosaics/DEM_global_mosaic_hillshade/ImageServer
0 Shaded relief visualization of a global seamless bathymetry/topography mosaic of digital elevation models at NOAA/NCEI. https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e11ebaeb19544bb18c2afe440f063062
23 REST endpoint for NCEI Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Extents ArcGIS Feature Service https://services2.arcgis.com/C8EMgrsFcRFL6LrL/arcgis/rest/services/ncei_dem_extents/FeatureServer
0 Text search for locating completed and planned DEMs. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal
52 Web Map Service GetCapabilities https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/wms/regional/sitka_13_mhw_2011.nc?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
32 NetCDF Markup Language file https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/ncml/regional/sitka_13_mhw_2011.nc?catalog=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ngdc.noaa.gov%2Fthredds%2Fcatalog%2Fregional%2Fcatalog.html&dataset=regionalDatasetScan%2Fsitka_13_mhw_2011.nc
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 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
52 Capabilities document for Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service for DEM Global Mosaic (Color Shaded Relief) https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/services/DEM_mosaics/DEM_global_mosaic_hillshade/ImageServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
0 An image service providing access to bathymetric/topographic digital elevation models stewarded at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Either individual DEMs or small subsets can be accessed through this service. https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e9ba2e7afb7d46cd878b34aa3bfce042
0 NOAA GeoPlatform listing for Digital Elevation Model MHW Mosaic ArcGIS Image Service https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=3bc7611c1d904a5eaf90ecbec88fa799
0 NOAA GeoPlatform listing for DEM Global Mosaic (Elevation Values) https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=c876e3c96a8642ab8557646a3b4fa0ff
0 The Bathymetric Data Viewer is an interactive map providing discovery, descriptions, and download capability for bathymetric survey data and digital elevation models archived at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/bathymetry/
0 The Bathymetric Data Viewer is an interactive map providing discovery, descriptions, and download capability for bathymetric survey data and digital elevation models archived at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/bathymetry/
33 Report describing the development of the Sitka DEMs https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/dems/regional_tr/sitka_13_mhw_2011.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 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

Tags

  • digital elevation model
  • vertical location
  • topography
  • alaska
  • international council for science - world data system
  • land surface
  • north pacific ocean
  • terrain elevation
  • sitka
  • nesdis
  • icsu-wds
  • bathymetry
  • oceans
  • southeast alaskan islands
  • baranof island
  • national geophysical data center
  • noaa
  • dem
  • noaa onestop project
  • integrated bathymetry and topography
  • coastal elevation
  • gulf of alaska
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • 1 meter - < 30 meters
  • earth science
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • gridded elevations
  • ocean
  • japonski island
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • sea floor
  • models/analyses
  • coastal relief
  • topographical relief maps
  • water depth
  • coastal processes
  • sitka harbor
  • < 1 meter
  • pacific ocean
  • seafloor topography
  • national centers for environmental information

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