gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:39464 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-05-15T19:16:11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 3 row 2645 column 8376 vertical 1 point 0 Puerto Rico Relative Vulnerability to Erosion pr_vuln_metadata 2005-01 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39464 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39464 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Battista, Tim tim.battista@noaa.gov principalInvestigator https://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download https://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/summit2seaPR.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Citation URL Online Resource download NOAA Summit-to-Sea Project Physical factors, such as the slope of the land, the texture of the soil, and the precipitation regime influence erosion in an area. Parts of Puerto Rico are very steep and erosion-prone. In addition, the nature of the soil and intense rainfall events promote severe erosion in these areas. Erosion can be extreme in exposed areas (cleared for a road or residential construction, or where soil is exposed due to cropping patterns or agricultural cycle.) The purpose of this dataset is to estimate the relative vulnerability to erosion in Puerto Rico based on physical factors: slope, precipitation, and soil type NOAA Summit-to-Sea, World Resources Institute (WRI) completed NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned EROSION Environmental Monitoring LAND BASED SOURCES OF POLLUTION PRECIPITATION RUNOFF SLOPE SOIL TOPOGRAPHY VULNERABILITY WATERSHED theme None. CULEBRA ISLAND PUERTO RICO VIEQUES ISLAND place DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Summit-to-Sea project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: Puerto Rico Relative Vulnerability to Erosion [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39464. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Acknowledgement of the NOAA Summit-to-Sea project wherever possible would be appreciated. The distribution of this data product by NOAA does not constitute any real or implied responsibility for its accuracy or usefulness. 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The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 39464 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39464.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference grid eng; US environment Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 -67.559874 -65.173699 17.842139 18.599621 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2000 false eng false Band_1 2017-04-17 publication raster NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov distributor https://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/summit2seaPR.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea/summit2seaPR.zip Downloadable Data download dataset Completeness Report N/A Conceptual Consistency N/A The simple indicator of the erosivity of the land is based on physical factors of the location (slope, precipitation, and a soil characteristic called K-ffactor, which reflects the erodibility of the given soil type.) This indictor does not consider the current land cover or land use. Rather, it provides an overall indicator of erosion-prone areas, and hence, areas where development / land conversion / road construction should be avoided. Inputs:1.Slope (percentage) - for each 30m grid cell, derived from the (raw) DEM (without hydrologic correction.)2.Precipitation during the peak rainfall month (in millimeters) - The long-term average monthly precipitation values for climate stations across the area were downloaded from NOAA's National Climate Data Center (NCDC). The mean monthly precipitation for the peak rainfall month was selected for each point location, and a 30m resolution grid was interpolated using the inverse distance weighting interpolation method. This variable was chosen because it is more indicative of the rainy season and more extreme events during the year. 3.Soil erodibility factor (K-ffactor) - the K-ffactor was obtained from the SSURGO database of the USDA. Equation 1: Vulnerability = Slope(%) x precip (mm for peak rainfall month) x soil k-ffactor (NASA Geocover - LC with 1.4 ha minimum mapping unit "http://www.MDafederal.com/geocover/geocoverlc/"; USGS National Elevation Dataset "http://ned.usgs.gov/"; NRCS Soils Database "http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/") 2006-01-01T00:00:00