GMX_Q08.TIF - U.S. Gulf of Mexico EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar data mosaic (8 of 16) (ACEA, 50 m, Clarke1866)

• Main Author: U.S. Geological Survey
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2011
• Subjects: U.S. Geological Survey; USGS; Coastal and Marine Geology Program; CMGP; Woods Hole Science Center; WHSC; Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic; GLORIA; GeoTIFF image; grey scale image; backscatter; acoustic reflectivity; marine geology; sidescan-sonar mosaic; Exclusive Economic Zone; EEZ; WHSC serial number 82005; WHSC serial number 85027; WHSC serial number 85028; WHSC serial number 85034; WHSC cruise identifier 82FARN-7; WHSC cruise identifier FRNL 85 LEG 1; WHSC cruise identifier FRNL 85 LEG 2; WHSC cruise identifier FRNL 85 LEG 3; Infobank identifier F-7-82-GM; Infobank identifier F-1-85-GM; Infobank identifier F-2-85-GM; Infobank identifier F-3A-85-GM; oceans; oceans and estuaries; oceans and coastal; geoscientificInformation; imageryBaseMapsEarthCover; Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Reflectivity; ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS; GLORIA > Geological Long-Range Inclined ASDIC; SIDE-SCAN SONAR; distributions; physical habitats and geomorphology; seabed; Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ); sidescan sonar; marine geophysics; image mosaics; sea-floor characteristics; sea-floor acoustic reflectivity; Gulf of Mexico; continental slope; continental rise; continental margin; continental shelf; Mississippi Canyon and Fan; Sigsbee Escarpment; Florida Escarpment; Ocean > Atlantic Ocean; Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Of Mexico; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/e6309ee1-02f3-4693-94e2-b91850b1c35b

During February 1982 and again from August 7 to October 22, 1985 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted four cruises to cover the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Continental Margin Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward of the continental shelf edge. As in earlier EEZ reconnaissance surveys, the USGS utilized the GLORIA (Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic) sidescan-sonar system to complete the geologic mapping. The collected GLORIA data were processed and digitally mosaicked to produce continuous imagery of the seafloor. A total of 16 digital mosaics of a 2 degree by 2 degree (or smaller) area with a 50-meter pixel resolution were completed for the Gulf of Mexico region.