cff-version: 1.2.0
abstract: "<p>This dataset contains the global coastgon grid, covering the Earth's coastline between -37 and 48 degrees latitude in a hexagonal cell grid. Each Coastgon (hexagonal coastal cell) has a diameter of around 50 km (although this varies&nbsp;with almost all Coastgon diameters between 45 and 55 km). Each&nbsp;coastgon is characterized by 22 coastal indicators derived from state-of-the-art&nbsp;global datasets, spanning hydrodynamic, atmospheric, geophysical, habitat, and&nbsp;human processes. For more details on the derivation and background of the data,&nbsp;the reader is refered to the accompanying publication:</p><p><br></p><p>Christiaanse, J.C., Antolinez, J.A.A., Luijendijk, A.P., Athanasiou, P., Duarte,&nbsp;C.M., and Aarninkhof, S. (2023). Distribution of global sea turtle nesting&nbsp;explained from regional-scale coastal characteristics. Scientific Reports (accepted&nbsp;for publication). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50239-5</p>"
authors:
  - family-names: Christiaanse
    given-names: Jakob C.
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4089-3578"
  - family-names: Antolínez
    given-names: José A. A.
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0694-4817"
title: "Coastgons: regional coastal characteristics along a global hexagonal coastline grid"
keywords:
version: 1
identifiers:
  - type: doi
    value: 10.4121/68377ee4-892d-40f0-a490-29f2601e6825.v1
license: CC BY 4.0
date-released: 2023-12-28