1-meter resolution sidescan-sonar mosaic image collected by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA in 2015 (8-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84)

• Main Author: U.S. Geological Survey
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2015
• Subjects: U.S. Geological Survey; USGS; Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center; WHCMSC; Coastal and Marine Geology Program; CMGP; Sidescan Sonar; Edgetech 4200; backscatter; GeoTIFF; mosaic image; field activity number 2015-001-FA; oceans; geoscientificInformation; imageryBaseMapsEarthCover; Atlantic Ocean; Delmarva Peninsula; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; Assateague Island; Assateague Island National Seashore; Chincoteague Island; Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge; Chincoteague Inlet; Chincoteague Bay; Wallops Island; Parramore Island; Cobb Island; Wreck Island; Ship Shoal Island; Myrtle Island; Smith Island; Fisherman Island; Hog Island; Barrier Island; Ship Shoal
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/a5a5e88f-25d0-4484-875b-db5b5d8a8d56

The Delmarva Peninsula is a 220-kilometer-long headland, spit, and barrier island complex that was significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy in the fall of 2012. The U.S. Geological Surveys conducted cruises during the summers of 2014 and 2015 to map the inner continental shelf of the Delmarva Penin...