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12/8/05: these have been moved into corresponding str/eco categories MM
NOAA's Remote Sensing Development Team has developed a variety of data products focused on the assessment and modeling of coastal areas. If you have questions about the data sets, or if you would like to obtain data that is listed but not online, please send an email to Richard.Stumpf@noaa.gov and include the following: your name, institution, email address, and the reason for your request (e.g., related project).
To access the full listing of CCMA products, click here.
HAB Bulletin Archive
The HAB bulletin provides timely information to the management community in the Gulf of Mexico during a bloom event. The near real-time bulletins provide interpreted data that include wind speed and direction information, and a chlorophyll image from the OrbView-2/Sea-viewing Wide Field of view Sensor (SeaWiFS) satellite. The bulletin is a collaborative effort of the National Ocean Service Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, NOAA CoastWatch, and the NOAA Coastal Services Center.
To access the archived HAB bulletins, please go to the CoastWatch Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin home page. Archived HAB bulletins are available in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing (click here to download this free software ).
SeaWiFs Data
The Remote Sensing Team has created several processed SeaWiFs products. For more information, please contact Richard.Stumpf@noaa.gov.Satellite imagery can also be obtained at the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) website. To download SST, wind, and ocean color data, please visit the NOAA CoastWatch website.
NWHI: Maps and Imagery
The Remote Sensing Team led development of the first benthic habitat maps made for the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. The NWHI chain extends across 2200 km of open ocean, and the total shallow water area of the ten atolls encompasses over 8,000 square km. Due to the remoteness and large spatial extent of these reefs, high-resolution satellite imagery was the primary source of data for this effort. Field data collected during a NOS cruise to NWHI in Aug-Sep 2001 and provided by the NMFS, Honolulu Lab were also essential to map production. The satellite data used was IKONOS multispectral (blue/green/red/near-infrared bands) and panchromatic imagery from Space Imaging, collected between 2000 and 2002.
Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) imagery was also obtained for all ten atolls as well as for most of the bank areas.
Map products for NWHI include georeferenced truecolor images derived from IKONOS satellite data, estimated bathymetry (in meters) derived from the imagery, benthic habitat cover, and detailed benthic habitat classes. The process of map development is described in detail in NWHI_map_development.pdf and a description of the classification scheme and classes can be found in NWHI_class_scheme.pdf. A PDF file with larger versions of the colorbars for the depth scales and the legends for habitat cover and detailed class is also available: NWHI_map_legend.pdf.
Click on the text (atoll name) in the map above (or follow the links below) to view maps and imagery for each of the NWHI atolls. Imagery for the banks will be added in the future.
- Nihoa Island
- Necker Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- The First Bank immediately east of French Frigate Shoals
- Southeast Brooks Bank (the first bank immediately west of French Frigate Shoals)
- St. Rogatien Bank
- The First Bank immediately west of St. Rogatien Bank
- Gardner Pinnacles
- Raita Bank
- Maro Reef
- Laysan Island
- Pioneer Bank
- Lisianski Island
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Midway Islands
- Kure Atoll
Atlas: Section 1
Atlas: Section 2
Atlas: Section 3
Please see the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve and Bishop Museum websites for more information.