Slope grid derived from gridded bathymetry of Swains Island, Territory of American Samoa, USA

Description

Slope is derived from gridded (40 m cell size) multibeam bathymetry, collected aboard R/V AHI, and NOAA ship Hi'ialakai. Cell values reflect the maximum rate of change (in degrees) in elevation between neighboring cells derived with the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension. This data set is for Swains Island, American Samoa.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 Swains_40m_Slope.zip ftp://ftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pibhmc/website/data/amsamoa/benthichabitatlayers/Swains_40m_Slope.zip

Tags

  • united states of america
  • aquatic habitat
  • biosphere
  • amsam
  • bathymetry
  • oceans
  • 1084
  • american samoa
  • description
  • swains atoll (11s171w0001)
  • slope
  • habitats
  • earth science
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • benthic habitat mapping and characterization - american samoa and the u.s. pacific remote island are
  • reef habitat
  • ocean basin
  • coris_metadata
  • pacific ocean
  • geographic information
  • country/territory

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