West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Subset of High and Low Resolution Altimeter Corrected Elevations 2 (ACE2)

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Originator: Berry, P. A. M., R. Smith, and J. Benveniste
Publication Date: 20181206
Title: West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Subset of High and Low Resolution Altimeter Corrected Elevations 2 (ACE2)
Edition: 1.00
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Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4K0726D
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Originator: Berry, P. A. M., R. Smith, and J. Benveniste
Publication Date: 20100226
Title: ACE2: The New Global Digital Elevation Model
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Series Name: In: Mertikas, S. (eds) Gravity, Geoid and Earth Observation, International Association of Geodesy Symposia
Issue Identification: 135: 231-237

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Publication Place: Berlin, Heidelberg
Publisher: Springer

Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10634-7_30

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The West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Subset of High and Low Resolution Altimeter Corrected Elevations 2 (ACE2) data set consists of extracts from the 3 arc-second (high) and 30 arc-second (low) resolution ACE2 data product packaged as GeoTIFFs. It includes values within 200 kilometers of the coast. ACE2 was created by synergistically merging the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data set with Satellite Radar Altimetry within the region bounded by 60 degrees N and 60 degrees S. The primary altimetry data set used in the generation of this data set was the European Remote Sensing (ERS-1) Geodetic mission, which due to its small across track spacing presents a uniquely dense spatial distribution of tracks altimetry data over land surfaces. Data from ERS-2 and the Environmental Satellite (Envisat) Ku-band are included where appropriate. All of the altimeter data have been reprocessed using the Berry Expert System to retrack the waveforms. Over 11,000,000,000 SRTM pixels were adjusted using this unique network of control arcs of altimeter derived height data. In rainforest regions, extensive investigation has shown that the altimetry data returns ground values, whereas the SRTM signal bounces off the canopy. Thus ACE2 does a better job of providing ground values than SRTM in forested coastal regions of West Africa.
Purpose: To provide high and low resolution elevation in forested ecosystems in the coastal zone of West Africa.

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Beginning Date: 1994/01/01
Ending Date: 2005/12/31

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West Bounding Coordinate: -16.710000
East Bounding Coordinate: 16.210000
North Bounding Coordinate: 13.900000
South Bounding Coordinate: 1.650000

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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Theme
Theme Keyword: Climate
Theme Keyword: Marine and Coastal
Theme Keyword: Land Use
Theme Keyword: Remote Sensing

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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Country

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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Science Keywords, Version 8.6
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > COASTAL ELEVATION

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Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Elevation

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Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, Version 3.1
Place Keyword: Western Africa

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Originator: Berry, P. A. M., R. Smith, and J. Benveniste
Publication Date: 20100226
Title: ACE2: The New Global Digital Elevation Model
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Series Name: In: Mertikas, S. (eds) Gravity, Geoid and Earth Observation, International Association of Geodesy Symposia
Issue Identification: 135: 231-237

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