Daniel J. Kennedy
Maureen A. Walton
Guy R. Cochrane
Charles K. Paull
Roberto Gwiazda
Eve Lundsten
Linda Kuhnz
Thomas D. Lorenson
Mary L. McGann
Nora M. Nieminski
Jason A. Addison
20211016
Location and depth data for vibracores collected during a Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute cruise in February 2019 offshore of south-central California (USGS FAN 2019-603-FA)
comma-separated values
data release
DOI:10.5066/P9E2OP35
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E2OP35
Daniel J. Kennedy
Maureen A. Walton
Guy R. Cochrane
Charles K. Paull
Roberto Gwiazda
Eve Lundsten
Linda Kuhnz
Thomas D. Lorenson
Mary L. McGann
Nora M. Nieminski
Jason A. Addison
2021
Donated ROV vibracore and sampling data collected during Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute cruises in 2019 offshore of south-central California.
data release
DOI:10.5066/P9E2OP35
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E2OP35
This dataset includes the location and depth information for 49 vibracores that were collected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in February 2019 aboard the R/V Western Flyer using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts. The collection of these cores was funded entirely by MBARI, and the cores have been donated to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The cores were collected in collaboration with the USGS and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and are located in the same study area as the collaborative California Deepwater Investigations and Groundtruthing (Cal DIG I) project. The purpose of the overall Cal DIG I study is to assess shallow geohazards, benthic habitats, and thereby the potential for alternative energy infrastructure (namely floating wind turbines) offshore south-central California due to the study area's proximity to power grid infrastructure associated with the Morro Bay power plant. These data provide information about the geology of the seafloor and shallow subsurface offshore of the south-central California coast.
This dataset was collected in order to identify shallow geohazards, benthic habitats, and thereby the potential for alternative energy infrastructure (namely floating wind turbines) offshore south-central California due to its proximity to power grid infrastructure associated with the Morro Bay power plant.
Additional information about the USGS field activity from which these data were derived is available online at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-603-FA
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in Esri format, this metadata file may include some Esri-specific terminology.
20190204
ground condition at the time the samples were collected
none planned
-121.355813
-121.92941
35.73896
34.964046
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:b463856b-7530-483b-a8f6-8a8e271dd771
ISO 19115 Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
Data Categories for Marine Planning
Nonliving resources
Physical/Chemical Features
Substrate
Physical Habitats and Geomorphology
USGS Thesaurus
core analysis
coastal processes
hazards
Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
sediment
submarine landslides
None
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
CMHRP
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
PCMSC
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Pacific Ocean
Diablo Canyon
Morro Bay
None
USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the originator of the dataset and in products derived from these data.
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
mailing and physical
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
831-427-4747
pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
MBARI_ROV_Feb2019_thumbnail.png
Image overview of the project area with sample locations
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No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted
No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted
Dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
The horizontal positioning for vibracores was determined using a Sonardyne Ranger 2720 USBL with Lodestar AHARS equipped on the ROV Doc Ricketts.
No vertical positional accuracy tests were conducted
Vibracores were collected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts aboard the R/V Western Flyer. Location and depth information for each vibracore are reported in this dataset.
20210323
Point
Point
49
0.00001
0.00001
Decimal degrees
D_WGS_1984
WGS_1984
6378137.0
298.257223563
North American Vertical Datum of 1927
0.1
meters
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Feb_2019_vibracores
Vibracore samples data spreadsheet
Producer defined
Dive_Sample
Unique sample number given to each core sample collected during February 2019.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
Unique dive_sample number given in the field, where DR11XX is the ROV Doc Ricketts dive number and VC-7XX is the vibracore number
Long
Longitude
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
-121.92941
-121.355813
decimal degrees
0.0001
Lat
Latitude
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
34.964046
35.73896
decimal degrees
0.0001
Depth
Depth at which core was collected
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
487.680817
1162.126587
meters
1.0
Date
Date of the sample taken in MM/DD/YYYY format
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
2/6/2019
2/12/2019
Time_GMT
Time of sample collection in HH:MM:SS format
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
00:05:14
11:53:45
CSV file of core coordinate locations and depth.
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Geological Survey - CMGDS
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
mailing and physical
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
831-427-4747
pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
comma-separated value (csv) file containing location and depth information for vibracores collected by MBARI in February 2019
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
comma-delimited text
NA
20210225
comma-separated value (csv) file containing location and depth information for vibracores collected by MBARI in February 2019
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https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E2OP35
Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links then scrolling down to the Sampling Data section.
None.
These data can be viewed with Excel or any text-reading software.
20211016
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
mailing and physical
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz
CA
95060
831-427-4747
pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998