Dataset Identifier:
kng_unepwcmc_all_coralreefs
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Coral Reefs - Kingman Reef
Originator: United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
Publication Date: January 28, 2016
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset represents a subset of the global distribution of warm water coral reefs for Kingman Reef and should be seen as an "interim" product. It has been compiled from a number of data sources which have been merged together by UNEP-WCMC and the WorldFish Centre in collaboration with WRI and TNC. It supersedes the dataset used in the World Atlas of Coral Reefs (2001), although some aspects of this product still originate from that data source. This amalgamated dataset has been created to further mobilise the Millennium Coral Reef Map Products and their validation. This data set should by no means replace the official release of the Millennium coral reef map and users should always check at the official sites for the most up-to-date available information. This dataset does not contain the full 5 level geomorphological categorization. In part, for the validated products, it maintains the simplified Reefbase subset but for the remaining areas i.e. the unvalidated data and data from other sources, there is only a single class to indicate coral reef.
When using these data, please cite the following:
UNEP-WCMC, WorldFish Centre, WRI, TNC (2010). Global distribution of warm-water coral reefs, compiled from multiple sources including the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project. Version 1.3. Includes contributions from IMaRS-USF and IRD (2005), IMaRS-USF (2005) and Spalding et al. (2001). Cambridge (UK): UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
For more information go to:
http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/1
Purpose: PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -162.48130°
East Bounding Coordinate: -162.33116°
North Bounding Coordinate: 6.45275°
South Bounding Coordinate: 6.37797°
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Science Keywords
Keyword: Earth Science Land Surface Geomorphology Coastal Landforms/Processes
Keyword: Earth Science Oceans Coastal Processes Coral Reefs
Keyword: Earth Science Solid Earth Geomorphic Landforms/Processes Coastal Landforms Coral Reefs
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Location Keywords
Place Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean Central Pacific Ocean Kingman Reef
Place Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean Central Pacific Ocean U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (USMOI)
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
Use Limitation: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
Contact Electronic Mail Address: info@unep-wcmc.org
Data Set Credit:
The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a Regional Association within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). PacIOOS is coordinated by the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).
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