St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Digital Elevation Model
NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is building high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) for select U.S. coastal regions. These integrated bathymetric-topographic DEMs are used to support tsunami forecasting and warning efforts at the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). The DEMs are part of the tsunami forecast system SIFT (Short-term Inundation Forecasting for Tsunamis) currently being developed by PMEL for the NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers, and are used in the MOST (Method of Splitting Tsunami) model developed by PMEL to simulate tsunami generation, propagation, and inundation. Bathymetric, topographic, and shoreline data used in DEM compilation are obtained from various sources, including NGDC, the U.S. National Ocean Service (NOS), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other federal, state, and local government agencies, academic institutions, and private companies. DEMs are referenced to the vertical tidal datum of Mean High Water (MHW) and horizontal datum of World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). Cell size for the DEMs ranges from 1/3 arc-second (~10 meters) to 3 arc-seconds (~90 meters).
- Cite as: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. 2010: St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Digital Elevation Model. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date].
- NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem:677
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Distributor | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact | DEM Information
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Time Period | 1909-01-01 to 2010-01-01 |
Spatial Reference System | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326urn:ogc:def:datum:EPSG::5868 |
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N: 18.48
S: 18.17
E: -64.64
W: -65.15
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Data Presentation Form | mapDigital
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Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed
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Data Update Frequency | As needed |
Purpose | Developed for the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), NOAA Center for Tsunami Research program in support of NOAA's tsunami forecasting and warning efforts. |
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Platform keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
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Data Resolution keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Horizontal Data Resolution Keywords
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Other Constraints | Cite as: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. 2010: St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Digital Elevation Model. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date]. |
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Processing Environment | Native Dataset Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420 |
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Last Modified: 2020-05-21
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