Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas: Cook Inlet, Alaska, maps and geographic information systems (NODC Accession 0046027)

This data set comprises the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for Cook Inlet and Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. ESI data characterize estuarine environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources. This data set contains hydrology data.

The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response. The Clean Water Act with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources.

本数据集涵盖美国阿拉斯加州库克湾（Cook Inlet）与基奈半岛（Kenai Peninsula）的环境敏感性指数（Environmental Sensitivity Index，ESI）数据。环境敏感性指数数据依据对溢油的敏感程度，对河口生境与野生生物进行特征描述。该数据集包含三大核心组成部分的相关信息：岸线生境、敏感生物资源及人类利用资源。此外，本数据集还收录水文数据。环境敏感性指数数据经采集、制图与数字化处理，旨在为溢油应急规划与响应工作提供环境数据支撑。经《1990年油污法案》修订的《清洁水法》明确要求，需制定应急响应方案，以即时、高效地保护敏感资源。