Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Noreen A. Buster
Originator: Jennifer L. Miselis
Originator: Shinobu Okano
Originator: Paul T. Gayes
Originator: Jenna C. Hill
Publication_Date: 20170717
Title:
Cape Canaveral, Florida, seismic chirp collected in 2016 by Coastal Carolina University
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: multimedia presentation
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7833Q8J
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7833Q8J
Description:
Abstract:
A geophysical survey was conducted offshore Cape Canaveral, Florida by Coastal Carolina University offshore of Cape Canaveral, Florida using high-resolution chirp sub-bottom, multibeam bathymetry and side scan sonar (SSS) systems on June 13, 14, 16, and 17 of 2016. This USGS data release includes the resulting processed elevation point data (xyz), an interpolated digital elevation model (DEM), with processed backscatter, side scan sonar, and seismic chirp data.
Purpose:
The purpose of the survey was to collect geophysical data in the shallow water (2-20 meters [m] water depth) off of Cape Canaveral, Florida, to better understand the linkages between geologic variability and the evolution and resiliency of the coastal system. Data were collected during USGS field activity number (FAN) 2016-342-FA. Additional survey and data details are available from the USGS Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System (CMGDS) at,
http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-342-FA.
Supplemental_Information:
The naming convention used for each subbottom line is as follows: CC##, where '##' are the last two digits of the track line number. The seismic source utilized during the Coastal Carolina University survey consisted of an EdgeTech 512i chirp towfish running DiscoverSB v. 4.09 acquisition software and towed about 2 meters (m) below the surface, while being floated on poly balls approximately 20 m behind the vessel. The Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna was located approximately 5.5 m above the water surface and approximately 13 m fore of the stern of the vessel. The data were acquired using a frequency sweep of 2 to 12 kilohertz (kHz), a 46 kHz sample frequency, a 20 milliseconds (ms) sweep length, and an original record length time window of 0-0.15 seconds The survey speed ranged from 4.5 to 5 knots. The binary portion of the unprocessed seismic data is stored in the Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG Y rev. 0 (Barry and others, 1975), IEEE floating format, which is a standard digital format that can be read and manipulated by most seismic processing software packages; the first 3,200 bytes of the file header are in in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format instead of Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) format. The SEG Y formatted trace files have a .sgy extension. The SEG Y files may be downloaded and processed with commercial or public domain software such as Seismic Unix (SU) (Cohen and Stockwell, 2010). Also provided are printable Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG) images of each profile. Note, file CC38.jpg doesn't exist as it is a very small file (27 traces, in a 309 KB file). The line may have been terminated for acquisition issues.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20160613
Ending_Date: 20160617
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.619468
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.438027
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.672442
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.382548
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:cfa5b1c5-3b20-4789-a77b-bc47244b901b
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: geophysics
Theme_Keyword: ocean characteristics
Theme_Keyword: ocean processes
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection
Theme_Keyword: chirp
Theme_Keyword: hydrography
Theme_Keyword: geophysical
Theme_Keyword: subbottom profile
Theme_Keyword: 512i
Theme_Keyword: Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG Y
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Carolina University
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: SPCMSC
Theme_Keyword: coastal location
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Cape Canaveral
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office (GEO) Stratum Keyword
Stratum_Keyword: sea surface
Stratum_Keyword: epipelagic
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: June 2016
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of these data in future products or derivative research.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Noreen A. Buster
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727)502-8114
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbuster@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
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