AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
CRED Rapid Ecological Assessment Line Point Intercept Survey of Benthic Parameter Assessments at Oahu, Main Hawaiian Islands in 2010

Line point intercept (LPI) surveys and benthic composition assessments were conducted during Rapid Ecological Assessments (REA) as part of the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) cruise HA1008 in Main Hawaiian Islands from 20101007 to 20101105. Surveys are conducted by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) at biennial intervals to support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems. During the cruise, 7 REA sites were surveyed at Oahu in Main Hawaiian Islands. Benthic biologists from NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Division conducted Line Point Intercept surveys to quantitatively document the benthic cover at pre-determined long-term monitoring REA sites. Two linear 25 m transects were surveyed with a 5 m inter-transect region between the end of Transect 1 and the start of Transect 2. The LPI diver determines the benthic composition at 20 cm intervals for a total of 125 data points per transect. All living benthic elements (e.g., coral, algae, and other invertebrates) were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible, often substituting functional group categories for turf algae and crustose coralline algae when identification in the field was extremely difficult. In cases where the substrate is bare or covered with turf algae, the substrate composition is also noted as either sand, rock, rubble, carbonate pavement, or dead coral. The data allows for the assessment and monitoring of species composition and abundance and provide the basis for computing quantitative estimates of percent cover at higher taxonomic levels like functional group (live coral, macroalgae, turf algae) or on a finer taxonomic resolution such as genus level.

Tags: 1221, benthic cover, biology, biosphere, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral reef ecology, coral reef ecosystem, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, ha1008, hawaii, hawaiian islands, honolulu, main hawaiian islands, marine ecosystem, mhi, numeric data sets, oahu, oahu (21n157w0003), oahu island, ocean basin, oceans, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program (pacific ramp): biennial monitoring for the u.s. paci, rapid assessment studies, rapid ecological assessments (rea), reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, united states of america, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
1992 Seagrass and Mangrove Habitats of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St Croix, USVI

Habitat maps were created as part of a larger ecological assessment conducted by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), Biogeography Program, for Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve (National Park Service). Aerial photographs were obtained for 1992 from the National Geodetic Survey, and were orthorectified by the Biogeography Program. A classification scheme was set up with 20 benthic habitat types, 19 land cover types, and 13 mangrove habitat types. For this map of seagrass and mangrove habitats during 1992 only the 3 seagrass, and 14 mangrove classification categories were used. These were mapped directly into a GIS system through visual interpretation of orthorectified aerial photographs.

Tags: aerial photography, aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, base map, benthic habitat, biosphere, caribbean sea, coastal ecosystem science, coastal processes, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, geographic information, habitats, lesser antilles, mangroves, mapping, marine biology, marine plants, monitoring, national park service, ocean basin, oceans, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, salt river bay, salt river bay (17n064w0022), salt river bay historical park and ecological preserve, seagrass, st. croix, u. s. virgin islands, u. s. virgin islands (17n064w0000), u.s. virgin islands, united states of america, usvi, virgin islands, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NOAA TIFF Image - 8m Multibeam Bathymetry , W00216 USVI 2011 , Seafloor Characterization of the US Caribbean - Nancy Foster - NF-11-1 (2011), UTM 20N NAD83 (NCEI Accession 0131858)

This dataset contains a GeoTIFF with 8x8 meter cell size representing the bathymetry of a sharply sloping swath of the St. John Shelf, a selected portion of seafloor south of St. John, USVI, derived from data collected from 3/28/2011 to 4/14/2011. NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired multibeam bathymetry data south of St. Thomas and St. John, USVI, from 3/28/11 to 4/14/2011. Data was acquired with a hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) for water depths greater than 75 meters. It was 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 and zoning from NOAA COOPS. Data is in UTM zone 20 north, datum NAD83. The processed CARIS data was used to generate a CARIS BASE surface based on CUBE. A BAG file was exported from the BASE surface, and converted to a GeoTIFF in ESRI ArcMap 10.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.

Tags: 2011, 20675, aquatic habitat, atlantic ocean, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, bathymetry/topography, benthic, biogeography, biosphere, caribbean sea, coral, coris_metadata, country/territory, description, earth science, geographic information, geotiff, gis, habitat, integrated ocean and coastal mapping, iocm, kongsberg em 1002, m053 mapping essential fish habitat within habitat areas of particular concern (hapcs) in the u.s. c, mbes, multibeam, nancy foster, noaa, nps, ocean basin, oceans, raster, reef, reef habitat, seafloor, sonar, st. john, st. john (18n064w0011), u. s. virgin islands, united states of america, us virgin islands, usvi, virgin islands
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Subsurface Temperature Recorder (STR); PRIA, KIN; Long: -162.38524, Lat: 06.40218 (WGS84); Sensor Depth: 10.06m; Data Range: 20080405-20100414.

Data from Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STR) provide a time series of water temperature at coral reef sites. Data is typically collected at 1800 second intervals for a duration of 2 years using a SBE39 Temperature Recorder (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., www.seabird.com). When a STR is recovered, a new one is typically deployed in the same place. Time series data combining multiple deployments from a given site may also be available. Please contact CRED with any questions. For program information see the web site https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Tags: 1219, biosphere, bleaching, bottom, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral diseases, coral reef ecosystem division (cred), coral reef watch - physical and biological monitoring of u.s. pacific islands, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, in situ physical, kin_ocean_009, kingman reef, kingman reef (06n162w0001), line islands, mooring, noaa pacific islands fisheries science center, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean circulation, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, pacific ocean, pacific remote island areas, pria, reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, sea-bird sbe39 temperature recorder, subsurface temperature recorder (str), temperature, united states of america, upwelling, usa minor outlying islands, water temperature, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Recording Current Meter (RCM); PRIA, KIN; Long: -162.35925, Lat: 06.38263 (WGS84); Sensor Depth: 7.60m; Data Range: 20020318-20040402.

Data from Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Recording Current Meters (RCM) provide a time series of water current and temperature at coral reef sites. Time series data combining multiple deployments from a given site may be available. Please contact CRED with any questions. For program information see the web site https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Tags: 1219, acoustic doppler current profile, biosphere, bleaching, bottom, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral diseases, coral reef ecosystem division (cred), coral reef watch-physical and biological monitoring of u.s. pacific islands, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, in situ physical, kin_ocean_002, kingman reef, kingman reef (06n162w0001), line islands, mooring, noaa pacific islands fisheries science center, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean circulation, ocean currents, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, pacific ocean, pacific remote island areas, pria, recording current meter (rcm), reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, temperature, tidal currents, tides, united states of america, usa minor outlying islands, water temperature, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Subsurface Temperature Recorder (STR); Kingman Reef, Pacific Remote Island Areas; Long: -162.34221, Lat: 06.39242 (WGS84); Sensor Depth: 7.00m; Data Date Range: 20100414-20120512.

Data from Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STR) provide a time series of water temperature at coral reef sites. Data is typically collected at 1800 second intervals for a duration of 2 years using a SBE39 Temperature Recorder (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., www.seabird.com). When a STR is recovered, a new one is typically deployed in the same place. Time series data combining multiple deployments from a given site may also be available. Please contact CRED with any questions. For program information see the web site https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Tags: 587, biosphere, bleaching, bottom, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral diseases, coral reef ecosystem division (cred), coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, in situ physical, kin_ocean_003, kingman reef, kingman reef (06n162w0001), line islands, mooring, noaa pacific islands fisheries science center, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean circulation, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, pacific ocean, pacific reef assessment and monitoring program: monitoring coral reef ecosystems of the us pacific i, pacific remote island areas, pria, reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, sea-bird sbe39 temperature recorder, subsurface temperature recorder (str), temperature, united states of america, upwelling, usa minor outlying islands, water temperature, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Photomosaic of U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Croix-West), 1999

Habitat maps of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of aerial photographs using the Habitat Digitizer Extension. Aerial photographs are valuable tools for natural resource managers and researchers since they provide an excellent record of the location and extent of habitats. However, spatial distortions in aerial photographs due to such factors as camera angle, lens characteristics, and relief displacement must be accounted for during analysis to prevent incorrect measurements of area, distance, and other spatial parameters. These distortions of scale within an image can be removed through orthorectification. During orthorectification, digital scans of aerial photos are subjected to algorithms that eliminate each source of spatial distortion. The result is a georeferenced digital mosaic of several photographs with uniform scale throughout the mosaic. Features near land are generally georeferenced with greater accuracy while the accuracy of features away from land is generally not as good. Where no land is in the original photographic frame only kinematic GPS locations and image tie points were used to georeference the images. After the orthorectified mosaics were created, photointerpreters were able to accurately and reliably delineate boundaries of features in the imagery as they appear on the computer monitor.

Tags: 1027, aerial photographs, aerial photography, atlantic ocean, base map, benthic, biosphere, caribbean benthic habitat mapping, caribbean sea, coastal ecosystem science, coral, coral reef conservation, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, habitat, lesser antilles, mangrove, map images, mapping, ocean basin, oceans, reef, reef monitoring and assessment, remote sensing, sav, seagrass, st. croix, st. croix (17n064w0003), st. croix-west, u. s. virgin islands, u. s. virgin islands (17n064w0000), u.s. virgin islands, united states of america, usvi, virgin islands, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Subsurface Temperature Recorder (STR); AMSM, TUT; Long: -170.76311, Lat: -14.36349 (WGS84); Sensor Depth: 13.11m; Data Range: 20050806-20060225.

Data from Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STR) provide a time series of water temperature at coral reef sites. Data is typically collected at 1800 second intervals for a duration of 2 years using a SBE39 Temperature Recorder (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., www.seabird.com). When a STR is recovered, a new one is typically deployed in the same place. Time series data combining multiple deployments from a given site may also be available. Please contact CRED with any questions. For program information see the web site https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Tags: 1219, american samoa, amsam, biosphere, bleaching, bottom, coastal processes, coral diseases, coral reef ecosystem division (cred), coral reef watch-physical and biological monitoring of u.s. pacific islands, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, fagatele bay (14s170w0002), in situ physical, mooring, noaa pacific islands fisheries science center, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean circulation, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, pacific ocean, reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, sea-bird sbe39 temperature recorder, subsurface temperature recorder (str), temperature, tut_ocean_011, tutuila - fagatele bay, tutuila island, united states of america, upwelling, water temperature, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
National Status and Trends: Bioeffects Program - St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER) Database

The purpose of this effort was to characterize the extent and magnitude of chemical contamination in the St. Thomas East End Reserves or STEER, as part of a larger project to develop an integrated ecosystem assessment for the STEER. The STEER is a collection of marine reserves and wildlife sanctuaries on the southeastern end of the island of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Within the STEER, however, are a variety of land use and maritime activities that are thought to impact the Reserves. As part of a project requested by STEER managers and funded by CRCP, NCCOS/CCMA scientists conducted a field mission in June 2011 to the STEER, and collected sediments that were characterized for chemical contaminants. A broad suite of chemical contaminants were analyzed in sediment, coral (Porites asteroides) and conch (Strombus gigas)samples including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chlorinated pesticides including DDT and its metabolites, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), major and trace elements, and butyltins. This project provides valuable baseline data on sediment chemical contamination that is georeferenced and posted on the internet through the NOAA's National Status and Trends data portal.

Tags: 20414, 534, analytes, atlantic ocean, caribbean, caribbean sea, characterization of land-based sources of pollution and effects in the st. thomas east end reserve (, chemical, chemical contaminants, coastal ecosystem, contaminants, coris_metadata, country/territory, ddt, earth science, environmental impacts, environmental monitoring, estuary, human dimensions, inorganic, leeward islands, lesser antilles, numeric data sets, ocean basin, organic, organochlorines, pah, pcb, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, saint thomas island, st. thomas, st. thomas (18n064w0033), st. thomas east end reserves, tbt, total butyltins, trace element, u. s. virgin islands, u. s. virgin islands (17n064w0000), united states of america, us virgin island, usvi 252 characterization of land-based sources of pollution and effects in the st. thomas east end , virgin islands
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Subsurface Temperature Recorder (STR); NWHI, FFS; Long: -166.18562, Lat: 23.63503 (WGS84); Sensor Depth: 23.77m; Data Range: 20091018-20100513.

Data from Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STR) provide a time series of water temperature at coral reef sites. Data is typically collected at 1800 second intervals for a duration of 2 years using a SBE39 Temperature Recorder (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., www.seabird.com). When a STR is recovered, a new one is typically deployed in the same place. Time series data combining multiple deployments from a given site may also be available. Please contact CRED with any questions. For program information see the web site https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Tags: 1219, biosphere, bleaching, bottom, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral diseases, coral reef ecosystem division (cred), coral reef watch - physical and biological monitoring of u.s. pacific islands, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, ffs_ocean_011, french frigate shoals, french frigate shoals (24n166w0001), hawaii, honolulu, in situ physical, mooring, noaa pacific islands fisheries science center, northwestern hawaiian islands, northwestern hawaiian islands (papahanaumokuakea marine national monument), numeric data sets, nwhi, ocean basin, ocean circulation, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, pacific ocean, reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, sea-bird sbe39 temperature recorder, subsurface temperature recorder (str), temperature, united states of america, upwelling, water temperature, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
CRED Subsurface Temperature Recorder (STR); PRIA, JAR; Long: -159.99668, Lat: -00.38185 (WGS84); Sensor Depth: 10.30m; Data Range: 20060321-20080112.

Data from Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STR) provide a time series of water temperature at coral reef sites. Data is typically collected at 1800 second intervals for a duration of 2 years using a SBE39 Temperature Recorder (Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc., www.seabird.com). When a STR is recovered, a new one is typically deployed in the same place. Time series data combining multiple deployments from a given site may also be available. Please contact CRED with any questions. For program information see the web site https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific

Tags: 1219, biosphere, bleaching, bottom, central pacific ocean, coastal processes, coral diseases, coral reef ecosystem division (cred), coral reef watch-physical and biological monitoring of u.s. pacific islands, coral reefs, corals, coris_metadata, country/territory, earth science, in situ physical, jar_ocean_005, jarvis island, jarvis island (00s160w0001), line islands, mooring, noaa pacific islands fisheries science center, numeric data sets, ocean basin, ocean circulation, ocean temperature, oceanographic, oceanography, oceans, pacific ocean, pacific remote island areas, pria, reef assessment and monitoring program (ramp), reef monitoring and assessment, sea-bird sbe39 temperature recorder, subsurface temperature recorder (str), temperature, united states of america, upwelling, usa minor outlying islands, water temperature, zoology
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Waianae Ecological Characterization Oahu, Hawaii 2004

The Waianae Ecological Characterization is a digital synthesis of historical and current physical, ecological, and cultural information about the Waianae moku, which is located on the leeward coast of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. The characterization emphasizes coastal resource management practices and challenges of the Waianae moku. It includes narratives, videos, images, graphics, interviews, stories, chants, subject bibliographies, over 100 geographic information system (GIS) data layers, and several interactive GIS map projects and printable maps. In addition, it introduces a GIS-based tool, called the Nonpoint Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool, to assist resource managers in the assessment of potential impacts of land use change on water quality as a result of impervious surfaces, runoff, sedimentation, and other factors. The Waianae Ecological Characterization was developed by the Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program, in partnership with the NOAA Coastal Services Center and the NOAA Pacific Services Center. Funding was provided by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. The characterization is available in its entirety on CD-ROM; limited portions are available on the Internet.

Tags: 1012, ahupuaa, ahupuaa management, aquatic ecosystems, aquatic habitat, bibliography, biosphere, central pacific ocean, characterization of the waianae coast - using the traditional ahupuaa concept for managing impacts t, climate, coastal habitat, coastal processes, coastal resource use, contaminants, coral cover, coral reef ecology, coral reefs, coris_metadata, country/territory, cultural history, earth science, ecological characterization, environmental management, fringing reef, geographic information, geology, geomorphology, gis, glossary, habitats, hawaii, hawaiian islands, honolulu, hydrosphere, invasive/introduced species, islands, land management, land surface, maps, marine biology, marine ecosystems, marine invertebrates, marine mammals, marine reptiles, marine resource use, mhi, moku, n-spect, nonpoint source pollution and erosion comparison tool, oahu, oahu (21n157w0003), oahu island, ocean basin, ocean processes, oceans, oral history, pacific ocean, socioeconomic profile, spatial data, tectonic landforms/processes, terrestrial ecosystems, turtles, united states of america, waianae, water quality, water resources, weather
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce