Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: Neal W. Driscoll
Originator: Graham M. Kent
Originator: Robert L. Baskin
Originator: Alicia F. Balster-Gee
Publication_Date: 20220322
Title:
Sub-bottom chirp data acquired in the Salton Sea, California, between 2006 and 2008
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: seismic-reflection data in SEG-Y format
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9ER5TNT
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ER5TNT
Description:
Abstract:
More than 1,000 line-km of sub-bottom chirp data were collected with an Edgetech 0.5-16 kHz subscan system by Scripps Institution of Oceanography between 2006 and 2008 in the Salton Sea, California, with assistance from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Data were subsequently donated by Scripps to the USGS for public release (USGS field activity identifier 2006-603-DD).
Purpose:
The Salton Sea is a large, shallow lake located in the central Salton Trough of Southern California that covers the southernmost extension of the San Andreas Fault (SAF) and the northernmost transtensional step-over associated with Gulf of California oblique rifting. Seismic hazard assessments require regional studies that account for rupture along secondary faults and their potential to inhibit or promote failure on the SAF. Therefore, understanding the kinematic relationships and seismic cycling between the SAF and extensional faults beneath the Salton Sea is of utmost importance. The data in this report were acquired to better understand the late-Holocene depositional framework and deformation history within the submerged portion of the San Andreas-Imperial Fault pull-apart basin, and to examine coseismic deformation preserved in Lake Cahuilla sediments. Previously published articles (for example, Brothers and others, 2009; Brothers and others, 2011) used the sub-bottom chirp data included in this release to map numerous faults, to define the shallow basin architecture, and to estimate the timing of coseismic displacement across several faults. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography was the lead institution for this field activity; the data have been donated for public release. These data and information are intended for science researchers, students from elementary through college, policy makers, and the general public.
Supplemental_Information:
Additional information about the field activity from which these data were derived is available online at:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2006-603-DD
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.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20060804
Ending_Date: 20080904
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition at time data were collected
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.13977054
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.55090312
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.57526889
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.06484469
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:e2c46a75-a30a-45ab-a837-3f6b0344ac6c
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Substrate
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: sub-bottom profiling
Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection profiling
Theme_Keyword: lake
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: State of California
Place_Keyword: Niland
Place_Keyword: Salton City
Place_Keyword: Bombay Beach
Place_Keyword: Mecca
Place_Keyword: Brawley
Place_Keyword: Salton Sea
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
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 and Scripps Institution of Oceanography as the originators of the dataset and in products derived from these data. This information is not intended for navigation purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: SaltonSeaChirp_Map_2006-603-DD.png
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Map of chirp tracklines collected between 2006 and 2008
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Data_Set_Credit:
California Department of Water Resources, California Department of Fish and Game, UCSD Academic Senate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, National Science Foundation, and Southern California Earthquake Center
Native_Data_Set_Environment: SEGY Rev 1
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: Neal W. Driscoll
Originator: Graham M. Kent
Originator: A. J. Harding
Originator: J. M. Babcock
Originator: Robert L. Baskin
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Tectonic evolution of the Salton Sea inferred from seismic reflection data
Other_Citation_Details:
Brothers, D., Driscoll, N., Kent, G., Harding, A.J., Babcock, J.M., and Baskin, R.L., 2009, Tectonic evolution of the Salton Sea inferred from seismic reflection data: Nature Geoscience, v. 2, p. 581–584,
https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo590.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: D. K. Klib
Originator: K. Luttrell
Originator: Graham M. Kent
Originator: G. Lin
Originator: Neal W. Driscoll
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Loading of the San Andreas fault by flood-induced rupture of faults beneath the Salton Sea
Other_Citation_Details:
Brothers, D., Kilb, D., Luttrell, K., Driscol, N., and Graham, K., 2011, Loading of the San Andreas fault by flood-induced rupture of faults beneath the Salton Sea: Nature Geoscience, v. 4, p. 486–492,
https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1184.
