Summary erosion statistics for watersheds in wider Caribbean region.

Source: Lauretta Burke and Jon Maidens and contributing authors: Mark Spalding, Philip Kramer, Edmund Green, Suzie Greenhalgh, Hillary Nobles, Johnathan Kool. 2004. Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean.

Summary erosion statistics for watersheds in wider Caribbean region.

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Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: World Resources Institute

Publication_Date: 2004

Title:

Summary erosion statistics for watersheds in wider Caribbean region.

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington D.C., United States
Publisher: World Resources Institute

Online_Linkage: <http://reefsatrisk.wri.org>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:: L. Burke and J. Maidens "Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean," (Washington DC, USA: World Resources Institute, 2004)

Description:

Abstract:: Summary statistics for relative erosion rate (REP), river flow, and sediment delivery estimated for each of over 3,000 watersheds draining into the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Purpose:: This data set was derived at the World Resources Institute for input to the Reefs at Risk sedimentation and pollution from watershed based sources threat analysis. Agriculture, though important to economic development and food security, is a source of increased sediment, nutrient, and pesticide runoff. Threats from sedimentation and pollution from inland sources were modeled for over 3,000 watersheds discharging into the Caribbean. The indicators developed by the Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean project enable detailed comparative analyses of threats on many scales. The Reefs at Risk indicators are a simplification of human activities and complex natural processes.

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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.919212
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -53.348095
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.723824
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 1.196202

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: threat
Theme_Keyword: coral reefs
Theme_Keyword: pressure
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: watershed
Theme_Keyword: basin
Theme_Keyword: plume
Theme_Keyword: erosion
Theme_Keyword: preciptation
Theme_Keyword: soil
Theme_Keyword: slope
Theme_Keyword: erosion
Theme_Keyword: land cover

Place:

Place_Keyword: caribbean
Place_Keyword: central america
Place_Keyword: south america
Place_Keyword: north america
Place_Keyword: insular caribbean
Place_Keyword: gulf of mexico

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GIS Lab Manager
Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 10 G Street NE Suite 800
City: Washington DC
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20002
Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202 729 7600

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202 729 7775

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: reefsatrisk@wri.org

Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm EST

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Two indicators indicative of erosion within the watershed were calculated for each watershed: a) Mean REP for the basin (an indicator of average erosion rates for the basin) (REP_MEAN) and b) Total relative erosion within the basin (REP_SUM).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: World Resources Institute, Watershed boundaries, 2004
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:: World Resources Institute, Relative Erosion Potential (1 km grid), 2004

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2432

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Row_Count: 6600
Column_Count: 7979
Vertical_Count: 1

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Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

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Entity_Type_Label: ws1_stats

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Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRID_CODE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WS_SQ_KM
Attribute_Definition: watershed size (sq km)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REP_MEAN
Attribute_Definition: mean relative erosion potential for watershed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REP_SUM
Attribute_Definition: sum of relative erosion potential for watershed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRECIP_MEA
Attribute_Definition: precipitation - monthly mean

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRECIP_SUM
Attribute_Definition: precipitation sum

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SED_ARRIVE
Attribute_Definition: sediment delivery at pour point

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PCT_AG
Attribute_Definition: percent agriculture in watershed

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Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20041025

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: 10 G Street, NE Suite # 800
City: Washington, DC
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20002
Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202 729 7600

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202 729 7775

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: reefsatrisk@wri.org

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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