PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition): Areas under tertiary threat from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill, determined by 05/31/2010
USF Trajectories.
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Resource Abstract:
This dataset is extracted from PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition), and the original metadata has been included here. <br /> <br /> These
protected areas were roughtly identified by the Conservation Biology Institute under tertiary threat by the Deepwater Horizon
oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The probability of being affected was determined using the University of South Florida's
Deepwater Horizon oil spill trajectory forecast from the WFS ROMS numerical model, as projected for 05/31/2010 at 00h UTC
(http://ocg6.marine.usf.edu/~liu/oil_spill_ensemble_forecast.html). For more information, please see the Oil Spill in the
Gulf of Mexico page at Data Basin (http://www.databasin.org/aquatic-center/features/oil-spill or http://www.databasin.org).
<br /> <br /> Original Metadata abstract: <br /> Protected areas are cornerstones of national and international conservation
strategies. By way of these designations, lands and waters are set-aside in-perpetuity to preserve functioning natural ecosystems,
act as refuges for species, and maintain ecological processes. Complementary conservation strategies preserve land for the
sustainable use of natural resources, or for the protection of significant geologic and cultural features or open space. PAD-US
1.1 (CBI Edition) attempts to include all available spatial data on these places. It is our goal to publish the most comprehensive
geospatial data set of U. S. protected areas to date. PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) is limited to the continental U.S., Alaska,
and Hawaii. It does not include protected areas data for U.S. territories at this time. The PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) data
set portrays the nation's protected areas with a standardized spatial geometry and numerous valuable attributes on land ownership,
management designations, and conservation status (using national GAP and international IUCN coding systems). The PAD-US 1.1
(CBI Edition) defines protected area to include all lands dedicated to the preservation of biology diversity and to other
natural, recreation and cultural uses, and managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means (adapted from
IUCN definition). The database represents the full range of conservation designations that preserve these natural resources
in the United States. Our database does not distinguish a protection threshold above which biodiversity is considered secure.
Instead, a complete suite of protected area attributes are provided for each polygon with the purpose of giving users the
information they need to define the most relevant conservation thresholds for their own objectives and requirements. Collaborating
with the nation's leading data providers, the goal is to provide an annual update.
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Title PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition): Areas under tertiary threat from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill, determined by 05/31/2010
USF Trajectories.