Falkland Islands coastal shoreline ESI
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Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | December 21, 2020, 09:59 (PST) |
| Created | January 30, 2020, 05:19 (PST) |
| Region | Falkland Islands |
| Language | eng |
| Topic Category | oceans |
| Temporal Extent Start | 2014-01-01 |
| Temporal Extent End | 2014-12-31 |
| Dataset Reference Date | 2014 |
| Lineage | The Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) refers to a shoreline classification and sensitivity ranking system which was introduced in the United States 35 years ago and that until today has been used as valid component in defining oil spill contingency planning and marine environmental assessment. It was applied to the northern and eastern coastline of the Falkalnds as these areas may be the most impacted if an accident offshore (at Sea Lion field) and inshore (at the location of the inshore oil transfer) would happen. The complete list of standard ESI shoreline ranking is composed of categories for four environmental settings: estuarine, lacustrine, riverine and palustrine. In order to be applicable to the Falklands the ESI ranking has been adapted to reflect a coastal environment whose description vary from exposed to open ocean and battered by gale force winds for half of the year to sheltered in tidal mud flat inlet, creeks and shallow bays. For instance, a new class called 3D, was introduce to describe a shoreline formed by a scarp on a rocky and consolidated sediment. The analysis was qualitative and based on: google earth as referece satellite imagery, local and personal knowledge, pictures and hours of coastal walks. The level of accuracy should be considered high for the northern and north eastern part for East Falklands. While is between 70% and 40% for the northern coastline of West Falkland and for the south eastern coast of East Falkland. |
| West Longitude | 187477.46 |
| South Latitude | 4133693.23 |
| East Longitude | 452531.38 |
| North Latitude | 4341392.2 |
| Spatial Reference System | UTM 21S WGS84 |
| Responsible Organisation Name | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Contact Mail Address | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Responsible Party Role | Hidden (personal data protection) |
| Access Limitations | Open access |
| Use Constraints | Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply |
| Resource Reference | If data are reused please acknowledge Premier oil Ltd and South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute. |
| Data Format | kml, shape |
| Update Frequency | not planned |
| Accuracy | between 1 and 150 metres |
| Resource Type | Dataset |
| Original Title | Hidden (internal use only) |
| Metadata Date | 2014-06-26 |
| Metadata Point of Contact | datamanager@saeri.ac.fk |
| Contact Consent | Contact details hidden |
| Unique Resource ID | FK-PREMIER-81 |