Kure Atoll: Backscatter

[ Bathymetry | Backscatter | Optical Validation | Geomorphology ]

Kure Atoll Composite Backscatter Imagery

Kure backscatter composite image.

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Kure Atoll Color Composite Backscatter Imagery

Kure backscatter composite image.

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Zipped data files contain 1) grid data file (GeoTIFF, or ASCII), 2) high-res JPG of image, and 3) explanatory metadata text file (identical to linked file listed below). Study area grids are named for the island location, the type of sensor used for data acquisition, the chart box number, and the grid resolution in meters.

AHI Reson 8101 240 kHz Backscatter Imagery

Kure AHI Reson 8101 240 kHz Backscatter Imagery.

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The boxes on the map represent charts used to grid subsets of the backscatter data into manageable file sizes. The box labels correspond to the 1 meter GeoTIFFs that are available for download in the pull down menus. To create a map of the entire backscatter dataset, all charts must be downloaded and the data must be mosaicked.

Reson 1 m grid: Grid metadata text

Hi‘ialakai Simrad EM3002d 300 kHz Backscatter Imagery

Kure Hiialakai Simrad EM3002d 300 kHz Backscatter Imagery.

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The boxes on the map represent charts used to grid subsets of the backscatter data into manageable file sizes. The box labels correspond to the 1 meter GeoTIFFs that are available for download in the pull down menus. To create a map of the entire backscatter dataset, all charts must be downloaded and the data must be mosaicked.

EM3002d 1 m grid: Grid metadata text

Hi‘ialakai Simrad EM300 30 kHz Backscatter Imagery

Kure Hiialakai Simrad EM300 30 kHz Backscatter Imagery.

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The boxes on the map represent charts used to grid subsets of the backscatter data into manageable file sizes. The box labels correspond to the 5 meter GeoTIFFs that are available for download in the pull down menus. To create a map of the entire backscatter dataset, all charts must be downloaded and the data must be mosaicked.

EM300 5 m grid: Grid metadata text
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Benthic Habitat Data

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Zipped data files contain 1) grid data file (GMT or ASCII), 2) high-res JPG of image, and 3) explanatory metadata text file (identical to linked file listed below).

20m grid data
5m grid data

Zipped data files contain 1) Arc ASCII file, 2) layer (.lyr) file for symbology, 3) high-res JPG of image, and 4) explanatory metadata text file (identical to linked file listed below).

5m grid data files