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NCCOS Mapping: Bathymetric Lidar Waveform Metrics for Saipan, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 2019-07-11 to 2019-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0294340)

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This data package contains bathymetric light detection and ranging (lidar) Hawkeye-4X waveforms metrics (LWFM) for 0 to 50 meter depths around the island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Bathymetric lidar waveforms depict the amount of laser light returned from the seafloor recorded during each laser pulse. Typically, only the leading edge of the seafloor return is used to calculate bottom depth. However, the shape of the seafloor return also contains novel information about the physical structure and biological cover on the seafloor (Collin et al. 2011, Wilson et al. 2019). To extract this information, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) partnered with Oregon State University (OSU), NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM), Woolpert and Hexagon Leica to develop software to export, process, normalize and rasterize 16 LWFM describing the shape of the seafloor return (Jung et al. 2024; Collin et al. 2011; Parrish et al. 2014; Kashani et al. 2015; Kogut et al. 2022). The resulting LWFM rasters were used to predict the distribution of key coral reef taxa and habitats west of Saipan (Costa et al. 2024). This effort marks one of the few studies that have used LWFM to predict tropical coral reef habitats to date. These processing workflows and associated software will also make LWFM creation easier and more routine for future Hawkeye-4X lidar collections by NOAA and its partners. This project was funded by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), and leverages significant investments made by NOAA NCCOS, NOAA National Geodetic Survey, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, and the U.S. Geological Survey in the region.

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0294340 BATHYMETRY HABITAT - BENTHIC images LIDAR GIS product in situ NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES North Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea oceanography Gyeongsang National University, Department of Urban Engineering Oregon State University, School of Civil and Construction Engineering US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Office for Coastal Management DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 31309 Predicting coral morphology across space to inform the protective capacity of coral reefs in CNMI NCCOS Project, [Characterizing Benthic Habitats Around Saipan, CNMI to Support RICHARD Campaign] NCCOS Project, [Predicting Coral Morphology to Inform the Protective Capacity of Coral Reefs Around Saipan, CNMI] NGS Project [USGS/NOAA Topobathy Lidar DEM: CNMI (Aguijan, Rota, Saipan, Tinian)] Geographic Information > Backscatter Geographic Information > Bathymetry Geographic Information > LiDAR Geographic Information > Marine Management Areas Map Images > Backscatter Map Images > Bathymetry Numeric Data Sets > Backscatter Numeric Data Sets > Bathymetry Numeric Data Sets > Benthic EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > GIS EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Mapping > Habitat Mapping EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Backscatter EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Rugosity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Slope EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Habitats EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > BATHYMETRY Marine Spatial Ecology > Habitat Mapping Derived Data Product Field Observation Geospatial Imagery LWFM Lidar waveform metrics remotely sensed LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging SINWav software light detection and ranging COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Chalan Kanoa (15N145E0012) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Chalan Kanoa (15N145E0012) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002) OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN U.S. States and Territories > CNMI Waterbodies > Pacific Ocean Lighthouse Reef Trochus Sanctuary Mariana Islands > Saipan Mañagaha Marine Conservation Area Pacific Ocean 4LKG6E

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title NCCOS Mapping: Bathymetric Lidar Waveform Metrics for Saipan, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), 2019-07-11 to 2019-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0294340)

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