Navassa_2D_SouthCoast_metadata: Fractal analysis of the Navassa Island seascape

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Title:
Navassa_2D_SouthCoast_metadata: Fractal analysis of the Navassa Island seascape
Abstract:
This release provides the numerical results of the fractal analyses discussed in Zawada and others (2010; https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL043789) for the Navassa Island reefscape.
Supplemental_Information:
Navassa Island reefscape is located approximately 50 km west of the southwestern tip of Haiti. In 2006, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research conducted the first high-resolution, multibeam bathymetric survey around Navassa Island. A 1-meter spatial resolution digital elevation model (DEM) produced by NOAA served as the dataset. An 881-m x 881-m region off the southwestern coast of Navassa was extracted from the DEM and used to estimate the fractal characteristics of this portion of the seafloor surface. This approach provides a more comprehensive view of roughness variability over the Navassa Island seascape.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2011, Navassa_2D_SouthCoast_metadata: Fractal analysis of the Navassa Island seascape:.

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Zawada, David G., 2011, Fractal Analysis of the Navassa Island Seascape: U.S. Geological Survey data series doi:10.3133/ds592, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 75.035343
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 75.023693
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.405065
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.402580
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Calendar_Date: 2006
    Currentness_Reference:
    No future revsions are planned.
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    2D_variation_results_SouthCoast.nc
    None (Source: None)
    eps
    The series of observation scales used to determine the average variations in elevation extremes. (Source: Dubuc, B., Zucker, S.W., Tricot, C., Quiniou, J.F., and Wehbi, D., 1989b, Evaluating the fractal dimension of surfaces: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A--Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, v. 425, no. 1868, p. 113-127.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:216
    Units:Meters
    rows
    Row numbers corresponding to the extracted portion of the DEM used to estimate the spatial variability in the fractal dimension of the seafloor surface off the southwestern coast of Navassa Island. (Source: Zawada, D.G., Piniak, G.A., and Hearn, C.J., 2010, Topographic complexity and roughness of a tropical benthic seascape: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 37, 6 p., accessed October 14, 2010, at https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL043789.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:881
    Units:Meters
    columns
    Column numbers corresponding to the extracted portion of the DEM used to estimate the spatial variability in the fractal dimension of the seafloor surface off the southwestern coast of Navassa Island. (Source: Zawada, D.G., Piniak, G.A., and Hearn, C.J., 2010, Topographic complexity and roughness of a tropical benthic seascape: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 37, 6 p., accessed October 14, 2010, at https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL043789.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:1
    Maximum:881
    Units:Meters
    avg_variations
    Average variations in elevation extremes as a function of the observation scale, eps. (Source: Dubuc, B., Zucker, S.W., Tricot, C., Quiniou, J.F., and Wehbi, D., 1989b, Evaluating the fractal dimension of surfaces: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A--Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, v. 425, no. 1868, p. 113-127.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:0.27
    Maximum:35.74
    Units:Meters
    fractal_dims
    Fractal dimension estimates for the seafloor surface off the southwestern coast of Navassa Island. (Source: Zawada, D.G., Piniak, G.A., and Hearn, C.J., 2010, Topographic complexity and roughness of a tropical benthic seascape: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 37, 6 p., accessed October 14, 2010, at https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL043789.)
    Range of values
    Minimum:2.2
    Maximum:2.5
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Fractal computations were performed by the USGS for a portion of the seafloor surface extracted from the Navassa Island digital elevation model using the Variation Method of Dubuc and others. (1989). Algorithm implementation details are presented in Zawada and Brock (2009). For this 881-m x 881-m region off the southwestern coast of Navassa, fractal dimensions were computed by moving a 440-m x 440-m window in 1-m increments across each row and down each column of the region. Results from the Variation Method and the corresponding fractal dimension for each transect are available in the netCDF file 2D_variation_results_SouthCoast.nc.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Dubuc, B., Zucker, S.W., Tricot, C., Quiniou, J.F., and Wehbi, D., 1989b, Evaluating the fractal dimension of surfaces: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A--Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, v. 425, no. 1868, p. 113-127. Zawada, D.G., and Brock, J.C., 2009, A multiscale analysis of coral reef topographic complexity using Lidar-derived bathymetry: Journal of Coastal Research, SI (53), p. 6-15. (Also available at https://doi.org/10.2112/SI53-002.1)

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • U.S. Geological Survey
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Why was the data set created?

This release provides the numerical results of the fractal analyses discussed in Zawada and others (2010; https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL043789) for the Navassa Island reefscape. The project represents the continuation of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research effort begun in 2006 (Zawada and others, 2006) to understand the patterns and scalability of roughness and topographic complexity from individual corals to complete reefscapes.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 14-Aug-2024 (process 1 of 1)
    This metadata record was modified from its original release in Data Series 592, so that it could be added to the center's metadata repository on the Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System (CMGDS, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/spcmsc/) for ingestion in downstream metadata cataloguing services. A metadata persistent identifier (PID) was also added to the Keywords section of this record to follow USGS Fundamental Science Practices (FSP). Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Attn: USGS SPCMSC Data Management
    600 4th Street South
    Saint Petersburg, FL

    727-502-8000 (voice)
    gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

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  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted.

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Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints None
Use_Constraints The U.S. Geological Survey must be acknowledged as originator of these results in future products or derivative research.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
    Attn: USGS SPCMSC Data Management
    600 4th Street South
    Saint Petersburg, FL
    United States

    727-502-8000 (voice)
    gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? 2D_variation_results_SouthCoast.nc
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these results have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of these results on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of these results described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
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Dates:
Last modified: 14-Aug-2024
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Attn: USGS SPCMSC Data Management
600 4th Street South
Saint Petersburg, FL
United States

727-502-8000 (voice)
gs-g-spcmsc_data_inquiries@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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