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This layer depicts the variation in the predicted depths. Variation is denoted as the coefficient of variation (CV), which is unitless. CV is the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean for each pixel. It was calculated by creating 100 separate models, and then calculating the mean and standard deviation of predicted depths in each pixel across the models. For example, if the CV for a pixel is 0.25 and the mean depth for that same pixel is 0.5 m, then depth in that pixel varies by ± 0.25*0.5 = 0.125 m. Depth in that pixel could therefore be between 0.125 - 0.625 m.
Dataset Citation: Kendall, M., B. Costa, S. McKagan, L. Johnston, and D. Okano. 2017. Benthic Habitat Maps of Saipan Lagoon. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 229. Silver Spring, MD. 79 pp. |