Bathymetric Position Index (BPI) Zones derived from gridded bathymetry of Farallon de Medinilla (FDM), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana (CNMI), USA.
BPI Zones are derived from a focal mean analysis on bathymetry and slope. The grid is derived from gridded (5 m cell size) bathymetry and was created using the Benthic Terrain Modeler 3.0 (Beta 3). The bathymetry grid includes multibeam bathymetry from the Reson 8101 multibeam sonar aboar the NOAA Ship Oscar E. Sette …