Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Coastal Carolina University
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer Miselis
Affiliate Investigator(s): Paul Gayes, Coastal Carolina University
Information Specialist(s): Noreen Buster
Data Type(s): Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Sidescan, Sonar: Sound Velocity
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect reconnaissance geophysical data from the inner shelf of the Cape Canaveral Coastal System.
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Cape Canaveral, FL
End Port/Location: Cape Canaveral, FL
Start Date: 2016-06-13
End Date: 2016-06-17
Equipment Used: Other, Multibeam Bathymetry System, Other, Chirp 512i, Klein Side Scan
Information to be Derived: bathymetry, side scan sonar, and seismic reflection data
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 1) processed elevation point data (xyz) and digital elevation model (DEM), 2) processed images of backscatter and side scan sonar (SSS), and 3) chirp subbottom profile data (segy and jpg).
Staff: Jennifer Miselis
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with Coastal Carolina University (via SC Sea Grant). Data collected will be processed by CCU.
Kongsberg EM3002D dual-head multibeam sonar system and Applied Microsystems smart SV were used for bathymetry and an EdgeTech 512i for seismic acquisition.
Location:
Cape Canaveral, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 28.86568236 | South: 28.32993705 | West: -80.7536 | East: -80.45300632 |
Platform(s):
Other |
Buster, N.A., Miselis, J.L., Okano, S., Gayes, P.T., Hill, J.C., 2017, Coastal geophysical data collected in 2016 nearshore Cape Canaveral, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7833Q8J.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| Multibeam Bathymetry System | --- | Multibeam | Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD83NAVD88g12A_XYZ.zip (Processed elevation point data (xyz)) Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD83NAVD88g12A_DEM.zip (Interpolated digital elevation model (DEM)) |
| Other | --- | --- | --- |
| Chirp 512i | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | Canaveral_CCU2016_Chirp_jpg.zip (Chirp subbottom profile images) Canaveral_CCU2016_Chirp_segy.zip (Chirp subbottom profile data) |
| Klein Side Scan | --- | Sidescan | Canaveral_CCU2016_BackScatter_1m_NAD83.zip (Processed backscatter geoTIFF image) Canaveral_CCU2016_SSS_1m_NAD83.zip (Processed side scan sonar geoTIFF image) |
