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Barkley Sound, Canada 1 arc-second Coastal Digital Elevation Model

NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information 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.
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gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem:11525
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Distribution Formats
  • netCDF (Version: 4 Classic)
Distributor DEM Information
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
dem.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact DEM Information
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
dem.info@noaa.gov
Coverage Description ISO valid extents for Barkley Sound 1 sec. DEM
Time Period 1933-01-01 to 2014-04-23
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326urn:ogc:def:datum:EPSG::5703
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -125.57
East: -124.89
South: 48.70
North: 49.11
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Tsunami Inundation DEM Project
    • Bathymetric Data Viewer (search)
      The Bathymetric Data Viewer is an interactive map providing discovery, descriptions, and download capability for bathymetric survey data and digital elevation models archived at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
    • DEM text search (search)
      Text search for locating completed and planned DEMs.
  • Digital Elevation Model of Barkley Sound, Canada: Procedures, Data Sources, and Analysis
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2015-12-18
Edition First
Data Presentation Form mapDigital
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
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.
Use Limitations
  • Not to be used for navigation. Although these data are of high quality and useful for planning and modeling purposes, they are not suitable for navigation. For navigation, please refer to the NOS nautical chart series.
  • Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Originators
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Collaborators
  • NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
    NOAA PMEL Center for Tsunami Research (NCTR)
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Seafloor Topography
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth
  • Earth Science > Land Surface > Topography > Terrain Elevation
  • Earth Science > Land Surface > Topography > Topographical Relief Maps
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coastal Elevation
NASA/GCMD Platform Keywords
  • DEM > Digital Elevation Model
NASA/GCMD Data Resolution Keywords
  • H: 1 meter - < 30 meters
  • V: 1 meter - < 10 meters
Uncontrolled
  • Coastal Relief
  • Gridded elevations
  • Integrated bathymetry and topography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS > WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING > DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS > WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING > DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords NASA/GCMD Location Keywords
  • Continent > North America > Canada > British Columbia
  • Vertical Location > Land Surface
  • Vertical Location > Sea Floor
Uncontrolled
  • Barkley Sound
  • British Columbia
  • Canada
  • Alberni Straight
  • Vancouver Island
Project keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
  • ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
  • NOAA OneStop Project
Use Constraints No constraint information available
Access Constraints
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Fees Fee information not available.
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Processor
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Processing Steps
  • 2015-10-28T00:00:00 - All datasets obtained by NCEI were transformed to common horizontal and vertical datums of WGS 84 geographic and NAVD88, respectively, using constant offsets and transformation parameters in NOAAs VDatum software. They were also converted to common file format for visualization and inspection.
  • 2015-10-28T00:00:00 - Datasets were visually inspected with ArcGIS for identification and editing of data anomalies. Datasets were then compared with overlapping datasets to ensure data consistency.
  • 2015-10-28T00:00:00 - Older and low-resolution data were clipped to newer and high-resolution data where inconsistencies occured in overlap areas of the datasets.
  • 2015-10-28T00:00:00 - Topographic data was filtered to remove water surface points where they existed
  • 2015-10-30T00:00:00 - xyz files of the bathymetric data were surfaced using GMT's 'surface' tool onto a 1 arc-second grid that interpolated to fill empty cells. Points extracted every 5 meters along the coastline were also included to ensure that the bathymetric grid reached zero at the coast. The resulting Arc ASCII grid was clipped to the coastline to remove values over land using GDAL.
  • 2015-11-12T00:00:00 - xyz files for each input dataset were gridded using MB-System's 'mbgrid' tool, which utilizes a high-tension spline interpolation method to fill grid cells with no input elevation values. Preferential weighting was given to more recent, higher-accuracy datasets.
  • 2015-11-14T00:00:00 - The DEM was quantitatively evaluated by comparing with source datasets.
Processing Environment Native Dataset Environment: Linux 4.1.6-200.fc22.x86_64 #1 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Source Datasets
  • Bathymetry data for offshore BC at a resolution of 500 metres
    • Geonetwork Opensource (download)
      Marine Data for BC Geonetwork
    • Description of Source: Source Contribution: bathymetric surface
  • Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
    • Description of Source: Source Contribution: Topographic Lidar LAS
  • GeoBC
    • NOAA OCM Digital Coast (download)
      GeoBC, creates and manages geospatial information and products, as well as provides consultation services across all natural resource sector (NRS) agencies.
    • Description of Source: Source Contribution: High-resolution Topographic data
  • Canadian Hydrographic Service
    • Description of Source: Source Contribution: Multibeam Data
  • Canadian Digital Surface Model
    • Canadian Digital Surface Model (download)
      The CDSM is part of Natural Resources Canada's altimetry system designed to better meet the users' needs for elevation data and products.
    • Description of Source: Source Contribution: Topographic Surface
  • VDatum software v. 3.4
    • VDatum (download)
      Vertical Datum Transformation tool
    • Description of Source: Source Contribution: vertical datum transformation tool
    • Time Instant: 2014-05-13
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Last Modified: 2022-11-08
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