Rose Atoll: Geomorphology

[ Bathymetry | Backscatter | Optical Validation | Benthic Habitat | Geomorphology ]

Substrate, Hard bottom vs. Soft bottom – 40 meter grid

Substrate :This is a preliminary product derived from an unsupervised classification of multibeam bathymetric data derivatives and multibeam backscatter data. Cell values reflect whether the seafloor is hard or soft. Please see the metadata for additional information.

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Hard vs. Soft substrate classification data files
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Substrate, Hard bottom vs. Soft bottom – 5 meter grid

Substrate :This is a preliminary product derived from an unsupervised classification of multibeam bathymetric data derivatives and multibeam backscatter data. Cell values reflect whether the seafloor is hard or soft. Please see the metadata for additional information.

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Hard vs. Soft substrate classification data files
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Integrated Substrate, Hard bottom vs. Soft bottom – 5 meter grid

Integrated Substrate : Hard and soft seafloor substrate map, derived from integrating two existing map products: hard and soft substrate maps derived from an unsupervised classification of multibeam backscatter and bathymetry derivatives.

Image map of Rose substrate.

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Integrated Hard vs. Soft Substrate Classification data files
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Slope – 5 meter grid

Slope: Cell values reflect the maximum rate of change (in degrees) in elevation between neighboring cells. Slope was derived with the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension.

Image map of Rose slope.

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Rugosity – 5 meter grid

Rugosity: Cell values reflect the surface area / planimetric area ratio for the area contained within that cell’s boundaries. They provide indices of topographic roughness and convolutedness. (Jenness 2003)

Image map of Rose rugosity.

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BPI Structures – 5 meter grid

BPI Structures: Derived from two scales (30 & 200) of BPI; slope; and depth. Three ranges of slope defined flats, slopes and near vertical: x < 5; 5 < x < 70.

Figure giving visual description of BPI Structure classes.
A visual description of BPI Structure classes (Click image for larger view.)

Image map of Rose BPI Structures.

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BPI Structures data files
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BPI Zones – 5 meter grid

BPI Zones: Derived from a broad scale (200) BPI grid and slope. Two ranges of slope defined flats and slopes: x < 5 and 5 < x < 70.

Image map of Rose BPI Zones.

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BPI Zones data files
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