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OAS accession Detail for 0049956, meta_version: 5. Current meta_version is: 6
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| Title: | Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas: North Carolina and South Carolina Digital Data Re-release, 1996 (NCEI Accession 0049956) |
| Abstract: | This dataset comprises an update of the Environmental Sensitivity Indexes (ESI) data for North and South Carolina. ESI data characterize estuarine environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources. |
| Date received: | 20081031 |
| Start date: | 19550101 |
| End date: | 19961231 |
| Seanames: | North American Coastline-South, North Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -81.125 |
| East boundary: | -75.25 |
| North boundary: | 36.625 |
| South boundary: | 32 |
| Observation types: | benthic, biological, composition & location, survey - biological, visual observation |
| Instrument types: | deprecated, visual analysis |
| Datatypes: | ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP, BENTHIC COMMUNITIES, BENTHIC SPECIES, biological data, BIRDS, BIVALVES, CRUSTACEANS, FISH SPECIES, HABITAT, INVERTEBRATE SPECIES, MACROFAUNA, MACROINVERTEBRATE CENSUS, MARINE MAMMALS, MOLLUSKS, NESTING SITES, REPTILES, SHELLFISH, SHORELINE, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, VERTEBRATES |
| Submitter: | Petersen, Jill |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA |
| Collecting institutions: | US DOC; NOAA; National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA |
| Contributing projects: | ESI |
| Platforms: | |
| Number of observations: | |
| Supplementary information: | MAPS ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES! Data within this accession is divided into folders that include both files for GIS users and .pdf maps. Extensive metadata is provided that details each data layer and the maps. An earlier ESI atlas for North Carolina is archived at NCEI under accession number 0013821; for South Carolina under 0013822. Files in this accession represent a consolidated, updated product with both ArcView and ArcGIS 9.2 project files. ARCE and MOSS files are in additional subdirectories. |
| Availability date: | 20090130 |
| Metadata version: | 5 |
| Keydate: | 2009-01-27 19:07:22+00 |
| Editdate: | 2022-01-12 22:41:44+00 |