gov.noaa.nodc:0145923 eng utf8 model NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-07T14:17:00Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Model output for deep-sea coral habitat suitability in the U.S. North and Mid-Atlantic from 2013 (NCEI Accession 0145923) 2016-04-06 publication 2016-03-31 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0145923 NCEI Archive Management System 0145923 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Brian P. Kinlan US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) brian.kinlan@noaa.gov resourceProvider US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) resourceProvider Kinlan, Brian NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch author Poti, Matthew NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch author Dorfman, Dan NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch dan.dorfman@noaa.gov author Caldow, Chris NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography Branch author Drohan, Amy NOAA/NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center author Packer, David B. NOAA/NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center author Nizinski, Martha S. NOAA/NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center author US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) contributor NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NEFSC) contributor tableDigital This dataset was created for potential use as an environmental predictor in spatial predictive models of deep-sea coral habitat suitability. Deep-sea corals are of particular conservation concern due to their slow growth rates and vulnerability to disturbance. This is a derived product. Modeling can lend insights into the environmental factors driving the distribution of deep-sea corals, helping to build understanding of how these unique ecosystems function. This dataset depicts predicted likelihood of suitable habitat for the deep-sea corals: Alcyonacea (order), the suborders Calcaxonia, Holaxonia, Scleraxonia, Alcyoniina, Stolonifera: of order Alcyonacea; Pennatulacea (order), the suborders Sessiliflorae, Subsessiliflorae: of order Pennatulacea; Scleractinia (order), genera Dasmosmilia and Desmophyllum: of order Scleractinia, family Caryophylliidae; and the family Flabellidae: of order Scleractinia. The dataset also depicts categorical seafloor aspect (slope direction) in the U.S. Northeast Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic derived from a bathymetry dataset. The likelihood of suitable habitat for deep-sea corals of the above order, suborders, genera, and families are depicted by threshold levels created for the dataset. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. Funded by: NOAA National Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Funded by: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Funded by: NOAA/NOS/NCCOS completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0145923 Preview graphic PNG 0145923 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2014-05-20 publication CORAL HABITAT seafloor topography theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS derived products model output theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 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 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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