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High-resolution bathymetry, backscatter, and derived geomorphic products from eighteen spawning reefs in northern Lake Michigan, 2021-2023
Eighteen lakebed areas in northern Lake Michigan known to be used by adult fishes for spawning were surveyed between 2021 and 2023 using a Norbit® iWBMSh multibeam echosounder to support fisheries habitat assessment. More than 3500 kilometers of high resolution multibeam data were collected with 0.05m horizontal and 0.5m vertical positional accuracy, with 100% overlap between survey track-lines. Raw echosounder data were processed into bathymetry and backscatter raster layers gridded at 0.5-m and 1-m horizontal resolutions to allow for comparison of reef extents and support development of additional derived products including slope, aspect, roughness, Topographical Roughness Index (TRI), Topographical Position Index (TPI), Hillshade, and 10 Class geomorphic classification. These high-resolution map products can be used to accurately compare reefs and support additional analyses and geographic targeting of future research and restoration efforts.
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Anthony J Arnold,
Jennifer Morris,
Peter C Esselman |
Publication Date | 2024-08-29 |
Beginning Date of Data | 2021-04-07 |
Ending Date of Data | 2023-08-09 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U4LZ8O |
Citation | Arnold, A.J., Morris, J., Esselman, P.C., and Pecoraro, S., 2024, High-resolution bathymetry, backscatter, and derived geomorphic products from eighteen spawning reefs in northern Lake Michigan, 2021-2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U4LZ8O. |
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Metadata Date | 2024-08-29 |
Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
Citations of these data | No citations of these data are known at this time. |
Access | public |
License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
Harvest Date: 2024-08-30T04:49:54.209Z