1-m Stretched Sidescan-Sonar Image of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (H11322_1M_SSS_UTM_STR.TIF, UTM)
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is working cooperatively with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to interpret the surficial geology in estuaries along the coast of the northeastern United States. The purpose of our present study is to define the sea floor morpholog...
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dataone:b33729a1-e82a-4bac-b81b-faf87f57bc1b 2024-10-03T18:46:19+00:00 1-m Stretched Sidescan-Sonar Image of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (H11322_1M_SSS_UTM_STR.TIF, UTM) U.S. Geological Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ENVELOPE(-71.44386,-71.31897,41.336372,41.246555) BEGINDATE: 2004-07-06T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2004-07-16T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z https://search.dataone.org/view/b33729a1-e82a-4bac-b81b-faf87f57bc1b unknown USGS Science Data Catalog U.S. Geological Survey USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program CMGP Woods Hole Science Center WHSC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA NOAA Ship RUDE GeoTIFF sidescan-sonar mosaic image gray-scale image backscatter Open-File Report 2008-1181 OFR 2008-1181 NOAA Survey H11322 Klein 5500 geoscientificInformation imageryBaseMapsEarthCover oceans Rhode Island Sound Rhode Island northeast United States U.S. East Coast United States North America Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Point Judith Dataset 2009 dataone:urn:node:USGS_SDC 2024-10-03T18:09:52Z The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is working cooperatively with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to interpret the surficial geology in estuaries along the coast of the northeastern United States. The purpose of our present study is to define the sea floor morphology and sedimentary environments in an area of Rhode Island Sound using sidescan-sonar and bathymetric data collected onboard the NOAA Ship RUDE as well as historic seismic-reflection data. The mosaic, bathymetry, and their interpretations serve many purposes, including: (1) defining the geological variability of the sea floor, which is one of the primary controls of benthic habitat diversity; (2) improving our understanding of the processes that control the distribution and transport of bottom sediments and their distribution of benthic habitats and associated infaunal community structures; and (3) providing a detailed framework for future research, monitoring, and management activities. The sidescan-sonar mosaics and bathymetry images also serve as base maps for subsequent sedimentological, geochemical, and biological observations, because precise information on environmental setting is important for selection of sampling sites and for accurate interpretations of point measurements. Dataset North Atlantic USGS Science Data Catalog (via DataONE) ENVELOPE(-71.44386,-71.31897,41.336372,41.246555) |
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U.S. Geological Survey USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program CMGP Woods Hole Science Center WHSC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA NOAA Ship RUDE GeoTIFF sidescan-sonar mosaic image gray-scale image backscatter Open-File Report 2008-1181 OFR 2008-1181 NOAA Survey H11322 Klein 5500 geoscientificInformation imageryBaseMapsEarthCover oceans Rhode Island Sound Rhode Island northeast United States U.S. East Coast United States North America Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Point Judith U.S. Geological Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1-m Stretched Sidescan-Sonar Image of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (H11322_1M_SSS_UTM_STR.TIF, UTM) |
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is working cooperatively with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to interpret the surficial geology in estuaries along the coast of the northeastern United States. The purpose of our present study is to define the sea floor morphology and sedimentary environments in an area of Rhode Island Sound using sidescan-sonar and bathymetric data collected onboard the NOAA Ship RUDE as well as historic seismic-reflection data. The mosaic, bathymetry, and their interpretations serve many purposes, including: (1) defining the geological variability of the sea floor, which is one of the primary controls of benthic habitat diversity; (2) improving our understanding of the processes that control the distribution and transport of bottom sediments and their distribution of benthic habitats and associated infaunal community structures; and (3) providing a detailed framework for future research, monitoring, and management activities. The sidescan-sonar mosaics and bathymetry images also serve as base maps for subsequent sedimentological, geochemical, and biological observations, because precise information on environmental setting is important for selection of sampling sites and for accurate interpretations of point measurements. |
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1-m Stretched Sidescan-Sonar Image of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (H11322_1M_SSS_UTM_STR.TIF, UTM) |
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1-m Stretched Sidescan-Sonar Image of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (H11322_1M_SSS_UTM_STR.TIF, UTM) |
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1-m Stretched Sidescan-Sonar Image of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (H11322_1M_SSS_UTM_STR.TIF, UTM) |
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1-m Stretched Sidescan-Sonar Image of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (H11322_1M_SSS_UTM_STR.TIF, UTM) |
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1-m Stretched Sidescan-Sonar Image of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (H11322_1M_SSS_UTM_STR.TIF, UTM) |
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1-m stretched sidescan-sonar image of national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) survey h11322 in western rhode island sound (h11322_1m_sss_utm_str.tif, utm) |
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ENVELOPE(-71.44386,-71.31897,41.336372,41.246555) BEGINDATE: 2004-07-06T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2004-07-16T00:00:00Z |
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