Shallow Water Coral Reefs data for the Deepwater Horizon Response and Assessment in the Gu

From May 2010 to September 2014, data on shallow water coral reefs were collected in the Gulf of Mexico to assess ecosystem injury from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The dataset includes discrete samples, field photographs, and related files compiled by NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration and archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information. These data were used in the Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan developed through the Natural Resource Damage Assessment.

Use Cases

• Assessing the extent and magnitude of injury to coral reef ecosystems based on environmental data and field photographs.
• Modeling the long-term health and recovery of shallow water coral reefs following a major oil spill.
• Supporting natural resource damage assessment and restoration planning for marine environments.
• Analyzing spatial and temporal patterns of coral reef health in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010 to 2014.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over four years, from May 27, 2010, to September 4, 2014.
• Includes multiple data types such as discrete samples and field photographs, suggesting a multimodal record.
• Compiled by authoritative agencies NOAA OR&R and NCEI for a formal damage assessment process.

Limitations

• Last updated 2014-09-04 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

Collection Method

Gathered and utilized during the Response and Assessment phases of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by the Shallow Water Coral Reefs Technical Working Group.

Time Range

2010-05 27 to 2014-09-04

Freshness

Last updated 2014-09-04 00:00:00

Geography

Gulf of Mexico, specifically about 40 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast.