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Water depth and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea, southern coast of Isla de Mona, western coast of Puerto Rico from 2007-04-14 to 2007-04-24 (NCEI Accession 0131853)

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The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) conducted the fourth year of an ongoing scientific research mission on board NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER. The objective of this project was to collect a multibeam bathymetry dataset with 100% seafloor ensonification, along with multibeam backscatter suitable for seafloor characterization in high priority conservation areas within Puerto Rico. Scientists collected high-resolution multibeam in mid-water depths from approximately 10 to 1000 meters.
  • Cite as: Battista, Tim; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2015). Water depth and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea, southern coast of Isla de Mona, western coast of Puerto Rico from 2007-04-14 to 2007-04-24 (NCEI Accession 0131853). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0131853. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2007-04-14 to 2007-04-24
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -67.96
East: -64.429961
South: 17.761391
North: 18.267
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2015-10-30
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: JBWW6E
Purpose The mission purpose is to better understand the resources within the surveyed reef habitats, and ultimately develop species utilization models linking physical habitats with biological information. The multibeam backscatter, multibeam bathymetry, and ground truth video footage collected during the 2007 mission will be used internally to characterize sea floor topography and to create benthic habitat maps, helping NOAA meet its mapping commitment to the US Coral Reef Task Force. The resulting publicly-distributed data is also a contribution to the greater scientific community interested in the US Caribbean.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Battista, Tim; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2015). Water depth and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea, southern coast of Isla de Mona, western coast of Puerto Rico from 2007-04-14 to 2007-04-24 (NCEI Accession 0131853). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0131853. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
  • Geographic Information > Bathymetry
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat > Description
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > GIS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef monitoring and assessment > Mapping
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral reef ecology > Habitats
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
  • Bathymetry/Topography
Originator Keywords
  • Acoustic
  • Backscatter
  • Bathymetry
  • Benthic
  • Biogeography
  • Coral
  • GIS
  • Geotiff
  • Habitat
  • IOCM
  • Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping
  • MBES
  • Mosaic
  • Multibeam
  • NF-07-06
  • NOAA
  • NPS
  • Nancy Foster
  • Raster
  • Reson 8124
  • SWMB
  • Seafloor
  • Simrad 1002
  • Simrad EM 1002
  • Sonar
  • U.S. Caribbean
  • US Caribbean
  • benthic habitats
  • biological cover
  • coral reef
  • geomorphological structure
  • ground truthing
  • ground validation
  • reef
  • seaviewer
  • transect
  • trimble
  • underwater photography
  • underwater video
  • zone
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS CoRIS Place Thesaurus
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Isla de Mona (18N067W0002)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Isla de Mona (18N067W0002)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Originator Place Names
  • Abrir Bank
  • Abrir La Sierra Bank
  • Bajo De Cico
  • Isla de Mona
  • Mona Island
  • PR
  • Puerto Rico
  • St. Croix
  • St. John
  • St. Thomas
  • U.S. Caribbean
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • United States
  • western Puerto Rico
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Battista, Tim; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2015). Water depth and acoustic backscatter data collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in Caribbean Sea, southern coast of Isla de Mona, western coast of Puerto Rico from 2007-04-14 to 2007-04-24 (NCEI Accession 0131853). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0131853. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-10-30T13:39:56Z - NCEI Accession 0131853 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Data Type: WATER DEPTH (measured); Units: meter; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: multibeam sonar; Sampling and Analyzing Method: hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz); moon pool-mounted Reson 8124 multibeam echosounder (200 kHz); Data Quality Information: IHO Order 1 (<100m) and Order 2 (>100m).
  • Data Type: Acoustic Backscatter (measured); Units: decibel (DB); Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: multibeam sonar; Sampling and Analyzing Method: hull-mounted Kongsberg Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz); moon pool-mounted Reson 8124 multibeam echosounder (200 kHz).
  • Data Type: Drop Camera Images (measured); Units: photos; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Drop Camera; Sampling and Analyzing Method: SeaViewer SeaDrop 950.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • multibeam sonar
Platform
  • NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
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