High-resolution geophysical data collected along the Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2017-003-FA

High resolution bathymetric, sea-floor backscatter, and seismic-reflection data were collected offshore of southeastern Louisiana aboard the research vessel Point Sur on May 19-26, 2017, in an effort to characterize mudflow hazards on the Mississippi River Delta front. As the initial field program of a research cooperative between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and other Federal and academic partners, the primary objective of this cruise was to assess the suitability of sea-floor mapping and shallow subsurface imaging tools in the challenging environmental conditions found across delta fronts (for example, variably distributed water column stratification and widespread biogenic...

Tags: BOEM, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Gulf of Mexico, All tags... Marine Geology, Mississippi River Delta front, Pass a Loutre, Remote Sensing, South Pass, Southeast Louisiana, Southwest Pass, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bathymetry, boomer, chirp, field activity number 2017-003-FA, marine geology, marine geophysics, multi-channel streamer, multibeam sonar, navigational data, ocean sciences, sea floor, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, seismic reflection methods, sound velocity profiles, sparker, Fewer tags

Multibeam Echosounder, Reson T-20P tracklines, USGS field activity 2017-003-FA, Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana (Esri polyline shapefile, GCS WGS 84)

High resolution bathymetric, sea-floor backscatter, and seismic-reflection data were collected offshore of southeastern Louisiana aboard the research vessel Point Sur on May 19-26, 2017, in an effort to characterize mudflow hazards on the Mississippi River Delta front. As the initial field program of a research cooperative between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and other Federal and academic partners, the primary objective of this cruise was to assess the suitability of sea-floor mapping and shallow subsurface imaging tools in the challenging environmental conditions found across delta fronts (for example, variably distributed water column stratification and widespread biogenic...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: BOEM, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Gulf of Mexico, All tags... Marine Geology, Mississippi River Delta front, Pass a Loutre, Reson, South Pass, Southeast Louisiana, Southwest Pass, T20P, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, backscatter, bathymetry, bathymetry, field activity number 2017-003-FA, geoscientificInformation, location, marine geology, marine geophysics, multibeam backscatter, multibeam bathymetry, multibeam echosounder, multibeam sonar, navigational data, oceans, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, shapefile, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Chirp seismic reflection data from the Edgetech 512i collected in Little Egg Inlet and offshore the southern end of Long Beach Island, NJ, during USGS field activity 2018-001-FA (shotpoints point shapefile, survey trackline shapefile, PNG profile images, and SEG-Y trace data).

The natural resiliency of the New Jersey barrier island system, and the efficacy of management efforts to reduce vulnerability, depends on the ability of the system to recover and maintain equilibrium in response to storms and persistent coastal change. This resiliency is largely dependent on the availability of sand in the beach system. In an effort to better understand the system's sand budget and processes in which this system evolves, high-resolution geophysical mapping of the sea floor in Little Egg Inlet and along the southern end of Long Beach Island near Beach Haven, New Jersey was conducted from May 31 to June 10, 2018, followed by a sea floor sampling survey conducted from October 22 to 23, 2018, as part...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Beach Haven, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, EdgeTech, Forsythe Wildlife Refuge, All tags... Holgate, Little Egg Inlet, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, PNG, R/V Petrel, SB-512i, SEG-Y traces, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, chirp, field activity number 2018-001-FA, field activity number 2018-049-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, image, location, marine geology, marine geology, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceans, seismic navigation, seismic profile, seismic reflection, seismic reflection methods, shapefile, sub-bottom profiling, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Multibeam Echosounder, Reson T-20P tracklines collected in Little Egg Inlet and offshore the southern end of Long Beach Island, NJ, during USGS Field Activity 2018-001-FA (Esri polyline shapefile, GCS WGS 84)

The natural resiliency of the New Jersey barrier island system, and the efficacy of management efforts to reduce vulnerability, depends on the ability of the system to recover and maintain equilibrium in response to storms and persistent coastal change. This resiliency is largely dependent on the availability of sand in the beach system. In an effort to better understand the system's sand budget and processes in which this system evolves, high-resolution geophysical mapping of the sea floor in Little Egg Inlet and along the southern end of Long Beach Island near Beach Haven, New Jersey was conducted from May 31 to June 10, 2018, followed by a sea floor sampling survey conducted from October 22 to 23, 2018, as part...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Beach Haven, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOI, Department of the Interior, All tags... Forsythe Wildlife Refuge, GeoTIFF, Holgate, Little Egg Inlet, Long Beach Island, Marine Geology, New Jersey, R/V Petrel, Reson, Stockton University, T20P, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, backscatter, bathymetry, field activity number 2018-001-FA, field activity number 2018-049-FA, geology, geophysics, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, multibeam backscatter, multibeam bathymetry, multibeam echosounder, multibeam sonar, navigational data, oceans, Fewer tags

Multibeam backscatter data collected within Lake Powell, UT-AZ during USGS Field Activity 2017-049-FA, using a dual-head Reson T20-P multibeam echosounder (8-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 12N, WGS 84, 2 meter resolution)

High-resolution geophysical mapping of Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah and Arizona was conducted between October 8 and November 15, 2017, as part of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Reclamation to provide high-quality data needed to reassess the area-capacity tables for the Lake Powell reservoir. Seismic data collected during this survey can help to define the rates of deposition within the San Juan and Colorado Rivers, which are the main inflows to Lake Powell. These new data are intended to improve water budget management decisions that affect the natural and recreational resources of the reservoir. Multibeam echosounder bathymetry and...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: Antelope Canyon, BOR, Bullfrog, Bullfrog Bay, Bureau of Reclamation, All tags... CMGP, CRSP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Coconino County, Colorado River, Colorado River Storage Project, DOI, Dangling Rope, Department of the Interior, Escalante River, Friendship Bay, Garfield County, GeoTIFF, Glen Canyon, Glen Canyon Dam, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Good Hope Bay, Great Bend, Gunsight Bay, Halls Bay, Halls Crossing, Hite, Kane County, Lake Powell, Last Chance Bay, NPS, National Park Service, Navajo Canyon, Padre Bay, Page, R/V Stephens, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Rock Creek Bay, San Juan County, San Juan River, State of Arizona, State of Utah, T20-P, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, UWSC, United States of America, Utah Water Science Center, WHCMSC, Wahweap, Wahweap Bay, Warm Creek Bay, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, backscatter, field activity number 2017-049-FA, geology, geophysics, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, inlandWaters, lakebed acoustic reflectivity, lakebed characteristics, multibeam backscatter, multibeam echosounder, multibeam sonar, time-series, Fewer tags

Sound velocity profiles - locations, images, and text files for sound velocity profiles calculated from XBT and CTD casts conducted during USGS field activities 2017-001-FA and 2017-002 FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, PNG, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, SSP, SVP, Seabird Electronics 911plus CTD, Sippican XBT, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, field activity number 2017-001-FA, field activity number 2017-002-FA, geoscientificInformation, location, marine geophysics, navigational data, ocean sciences, oceanography, oceans, shapefile, sound speed profile, sound velocity, sound velocity profile, sound velocity profiles, Fewer tags

Marine Geophysical Data Collected to Support Methane Seep Research Along the U.S. Atlantic Continental Shelf Break and Upper Continental Slope Between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons During U.S. Geological Survey Field Activities 2017-001-FA and 2017-002-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Tags: Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, Baltimore Canyon, CMHRP, All tags... Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Energy Resources, Geophysics, HRS1704, HRS1713, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, Marine Geology, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, Stratigraphy, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, field activity number 2017-001-FA, field activity number 2017-002-FA, Fewer tags

Multibeam backscatter data collected in Nantucket Sound Massachusetts in the vicinity of Horseshoe Shoal, during USGS Field Activity 2022-001-FA using a Teledyne SeaBat Integrated Dual-Head (IDH) T20-P multibeam echosounder (8-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 19N, WGS 84, 1-m resolution)

In June 2022, the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, collected high-resolution geophysical data, in Nantucket Sound to understand the regional geology in the vicinity of Horseshoe Shoal. This effort is part of a long-term collaboration between the USGS and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to map the State’s waters, support research on the Quaternary evolution of coastal Massachusetts, resolve the influence of sea-level change and sediment supply on coastal evolution, and strengthen efforts to understand the type, distribution, and quality of subtidal marine habitats. This collaboration produces high-resolution geologic data that serve the needs of...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, CZM, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOI, All tags... Department of the Interior, Eldridge Shoal, GeoTIFF, Horseshoe Shoal, Marine Geology, MassCZM, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Nantucket Sound, R/V Rafael, Reson, Succonnesset Shoal, T20-P, Teledyne, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wreck Shoal, backscatter, field activity number 2022-001-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, marine geology, marine geophysics, multibeam backscatter, multibeam echosounder, multibeam sonar, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, time-series, Fewer tags

Ultra-short baseline - navigation points and tracklines for Applied Acoustics EasyTrack Nexus 2 USBL data collected for ROV Global Explorer during USGS field activity 2017-001-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Accomac Canyon, Applied Acoustics, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, Baltimore Canyon, All tags... CMGP, Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, EasyTrack Nexus 2, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, ROV Global Explorer, ROV navigation, U.S. Geological Survey, USBL, USBL navigation, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, field activity number 2017-001-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, location, marine geology, marine geology, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceans, shapefile, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Seismic Reflection, EdgeTech SB-512i chirp profile images,USGS field activity 2017-003-FA, Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana (PNG images)

High resolution bathymetric, sea-floor backscatter, and seismic-reflection data were collected offshore of southeastern Louisiana aboard the research vessel Point Sur on May 19-26, 2017, in an effort to characterize mudflow hazards on the Mississippi River Delta front. As the initial field program of a research cooperative between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and other Federal and academic partners, the primary objective of this cruise was to assess the suitability of sea-floor mapping and shallow subsurface imaging tools in the challenging environmental conditions found across delta fronts (for example, variably distributed water column stratification and widespread biogenic...

Tags: 512i, BOEM, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... Edgetech, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Geology, Mississippi River Delta Front, PNG, Pass a Loutre, South Pass, Southeast Louisiana, Southwest Pass, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, chirp, field activity number 2017-003-FA, geoscientificInformation, image, marine geology, marine geophysics, oceans, seismic profile, seismic reflection, seismic reflection methods, sub-bottom profiling, Fewer tags

Seismic Reflection, Geometrics multi-channel streamer tracklines, USGS field activity 2017-003-FA, Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana (Esri polyline shapefile, GCS WGS 84)

High resolution bathymetric, sea-floor backscatter, and seismic-reflection data were collected offshore of southeastern Louisiana aboard the research vessel Point Sur on May 19-26, 2017, in an effort to characterize mudflow hazards on the Mississippi River Delta front. As the initial field program of a research cooperative between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and other Federal and academic partners, the primary objective of this cruise was to assess the suitability of sea-floor mapping and shallow subsurface imaging tools in the challenging environmental conditions found across delta fronts (for example, variably distributed water column stratification and widespread biogenic...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Applied Acoustics, BOEM, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... GeoEel, Geometrics, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Geology, Mississippi River Delta front, Pass a Loutre, S-boom, SIG, South Pass, Southeast Louisiana, Southwest Pass, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, boomer, field activity number 2017-003-FA, location, marine geology, marine geophysics, multi-channel streamer, navigational data, oceans, seismic navigation, seismic profile, seismic reflection, seismic reflection methods, shapefile, sparker, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Geophysical Survey Data 2018-001-FA

This folder contains links to the datasets from the geophysical mapping survey 2018-001-FA. Refer back to the larger work citation or the field activity page for additional information.

Multibeam echo sounder - GeoTIFF grids for processed Reson 7160 seafloor bathymetry data collected during USGS field activities 2017-001-FA and 2017-002-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: 7160, Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, All tags... Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, GeoTIFF, HRS1704, HRS1713, HYPACK HYSWEEP HSX and 7K formats, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, Reson, Reson s7k format, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bathymetry, elevation, field activity number 2017-001-FA, field activity number 2017-002-FA, geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, marine geology, marine geophysics, multibeam bathymetry, multibeam echo sounder, multibeam sonar, oceans, Fewer tags

High-resolution geophysical data collected in Nantucket Sound Massachusetts in the vicinity of Horseshoe Shoal, during USGS Field Activity 2022-001-FA

In June 2022, the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, collected high-resolution geophysical data, in Nantucket Sound to understand the regional geology in the vicinity of Horseshoe Shoal. This effort is part of a long-term collaboration between the USGS and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to map the State’s waters, support research on the Quaternary evolution of coastal Massachusetts, resolve the influence of sea-level change and sediment supply on coastal evolution, and strengthen efforts to understand the type, distribution, and quality of subtidal marine habitats. This collaboration produces high-resolution geologic data that serve the needs of...

Tags: Marine geology

Multibeam Echosounder, Reson T-20P deep site backscatter (4-m), USGS field activity 2017-003-FA, Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana (8-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 16N, NAD 83)

High resolution bathymetric, sea-floor backscatter, and seismic-reflection data were collected offshore of southeastern Louisiana aboard the research vessel Point Sur on May 19-26, 2017, in an effort to characterize mudflow hazards on the Mississippi River Delta front. As the initial field program of a research cooperative between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and other Federal and academic partners, the primary objective of this cruise was to assess the suitability of sea-floor mapping and shallow subsurface imaging tools in the challenging environmental conditions found across delta fronts (for example, variably distributed water column stratification and widespread biogenic...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: BOEM, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, GeoTIFF, All tags... Gulf of Mexico, Marine Geology, Mississippi River Delta front, Pass a Loutre, Reson, South Pass, Southeast Louisiana, Southwest Pass, T20P, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, backscatter, bathymetry, bathymetry, field activity number 2017-003-FA, geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, marine geology, marine geophysics, multibeam backscatter, multibeam bathymetry, multibeam echosounder, multibeam sonar, oceans, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, Fewer tags

Seismic Reflection, Geometrics multi-channel streamer common midpoint brute stack profile images, USGS field activity 2017-003-FA, Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana (PNG images)

High resolution bathymetric, sea-floor backscatter, and seismic-reflection data were collected offshore of southeastern Louisiana aboard the research vessel Point Sur on May 19-26, 2017, in an effort to characterize mudflow hazards on the Mississippi River Delta front. As the initial field program of a research cooperative between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and other Federal and academic partners, the primary objective of this cruise was to assess the suitability of sea-floor mapping and shallow subsurface imaging tools in the challenging environmental conditions found across delta fronts (for example, variably distributed water column stratification and widespread biogenic...

Tags: Applied Acoustics, BOEM, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... GeoEel, Geometrics, Gulf of Mexico, Marine Geology, Mississippi River Delta Front, PNG, Pass a Loutre, S-boom, SIG, South Pass, Southeast Louisiana, Southwest Pass, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, boomer, common midpoint brute stack, field activity number 2017-003-FA, geoscientificInformation, image, marine geology, marine geophysics, multi-channel streamer, oceans, seismic profile, seismic reflection, seismic reflection methods, sparker, Fewer tags

Multibeam bathymetric data collected in Little Egg Inlet and offshore the southern end of Long Beach Island, NJ, during USGS Field Activity 2018-001-FA, using a dual-head Reson T20-P multibeam echosounder (32-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 18N, NAD 83, NAVD 88 Vertical Datum, 4-m resolution)

The natural resiliency of the New Jersey barrier island system, and the efficacy of management efforts to reduce vulnerability, depends on the ability of the system to recover and maintain equilibrium in response to storms and persistent coastal change. This resiliency is largely dependent on the availability of sand in the beach system. In an effort to better understand the system's sand budget and processes in which this system evolves, high-resolution geophysical mapping of the sea floor in Little Egg Inlet and along the southern end of Long Beach Island near Beach Haven, New Jersey was conducted from May 31 to June 10, 2018, followed by a sea floor sampling survey conducted from October 22 to 23, 2018, as part...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Beach Haven, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOI, Department of the Interior, All tags... Forsythe Wildlife Refuge, GeoTIFF, Holgate, Little Egg Inlet, Long Beach Island, Marine Geology, New Jersey, R/V Petrel, Reson, Stockton University, T20P, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, backscatter, bathymetry, bathymetry, elevation, field activity number 2018-001-FA, field activity number 2018-049-FA, geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, marine geology, marine geophysics, multibeam backscatter, multibeam bathymetry, multibeam echosounder, multibeam sonar, oceans, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, Fewer tags

Photographs and locations of bottom still imagery collected in Little Egg Inlet and offshore the southern end of Long Beach Island, NJ, during USGS Field Activity 2018-049-FA (JPEG images, point shapefile, and CSV file)

The natural resiliency of the New Jersey barrier island system, and the efficacy of management efforts to reduce vulnerability, depends on the ability of the system to recover and maintain equilibrium in response to storms and persistent coastal change. This resiliency is largely dependent on the availability of sand in the beach system. In an effort to better understand the system's sand budget and processes in which this system evolves, high-resolution geophysical mapping of the sea floor in Little Egg Inlet and along the southern end of Long Beach Island near Beach Haven, New Jersey was conducted from May 31 to June 10, 2018, followed by a sea floor sampling survey conducted from October 22 to 23, 2018, as part...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Beach Haven, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOI, Department of the Interior, All tags... Forsythe Wildlife Refuge, GoPro HERO4 Black, Holgate, JPEG, JPG, Little Egg Inlet, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, R/V Petrel, SEABOSS, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, Stockton University, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bottom imagery, bottom photographs, field activity number 2018-001-FA, field activity number 2018-049-FA, geoscientificInformation, ground-truth, image collections, imagery, location, marine geology, marine geology, mini-SEABOSS, navigational data, oceans, photography, photos, sea floor, sea-floor characteristics, seabed imagery, seabed photographs, seafloor, sediments, shapefile, stations, underwater photography, Fewer tags

Chirp seismic reflection - shotpoints, tracklines, profile images, and SEG-Y traces for EdgeTech SB-512i chirp data collected during USGS field activity 2017-002-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, Chincoteague Ridge, All tags... Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, EdgeTech, Keller Canyon, Norfolk Canyon, PNG, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, SB-512i, SEG-Y traces, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, chirp, field activity number 2017-002-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, image, location, marine geology, marine geology, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceans, seismic navigation, seismic profile, seismic reflection, seismic reflection methods, shapefile, sub-bottom profiling, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Grain-size analysis results and locations of sediment samples ollected in Little Egg Inlet and offshore the southern end of Long Beach Island, NJ, during USGS Field Activity 2018-049-FA (simplified point shapefile and CSV files)

The natural resiliency of the New Jersey barrier island system, and the efficacy of management efforts to reduce vulnerability, depends on the ability of the system to recover and maintain equilibrium in response to storms and persistent coastal change. This resiliency is largely dependent on the availability of sand in the beach system. In an effort to better understand the system's sand budget and processes in which this system evolves, high-resolution geophysical mapping of the sea floor in Little Egg Inlet and along the southern end of Long Beach Island near Beach Haven, New Jersey was conducted from May 31 to June 10, 2018, followed by a sea floor sampling survey conducted from October 22 to 23, 2018, as part...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Beach Haven, CMHRP, CSV, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOI, All tags... Department of the Interior, Forsythe Wildlife Refuge, HORIBA LA-960 laser diffraction analyzer, Holgate, Little Egg Inlet, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, R/V Petrel, SEABOSS, SEABed Observation and Sampling System, Stockton University, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, Van Veen grab sampler, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, clay, field activity number 2018-001-FA, field activity number 2018-049-FA, geoscientificInformation, grab sampling, grain-size analysis, gravel, ground-truth, location, marine geology, marine geology, mini-SEABOSS, oceans, sand, sea floor, sea-floor characteristics, seafloor, seafloor samples, sediment data, sediment samples, sediments, shapefile, silt, stations, surficial sediment classification, Fewer tags