Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2018 Title: Seismic Reflection, EdgeTech SB-512i chirp tracklines, USGS field activity 2017-003-FA, Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana (Esri polyline shapefile, GCS WGS 84) Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7X929K6 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7X929K6 Online_Linkage: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a947333e4b069906068fbef Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin Originator: Seth D. Ackerman Originator: Charles R. Worley Originator: William W. Danforth Originator: Jason D. Chaytor Publication_Date: 2018 Title: High-resolution geophysical data collected along the Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2017-003-FA Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: data release Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7X929K6 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Suggested citation: Baldwin, W.E., Ackerman, S.D., Worley, C.R., Danforth, W.W., and Chaytor, J.D, 2018, High-resolution geophysical data collected along the Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2017-003-FA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7X929K6. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7X929K6 Online_Linkage: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a8c4bcbe4b00f54eb44044c Description: Abstract: High resolution bathymetric, sea-floor backscatter, and seismic-reflection data were collected offshore of southeastern Louisiana aboard the research vessel Point Sur on May 19-26, 2017, in an effort to characterize mudflow hazards on the Mississippi River Delta front. As the initial field program of a research cooperative between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and other Federal and academic partners, the primary objective of this cruise was to assess the suitability of sea-floor mapping and shallow subsurface imaging tools in the challenging environmental conditions found across delta fronts (for example, variably distributed water column stratification and widespread biogenic gas in the shallow subsurface). Approximately 675 kilometers (km) of multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data, 420 km of towed chirp data, and 550 km of multichannel seismic data were collected. Varied mudflow (gully, lobe), prodelta morphologies, and structural features were imaged in selected survey areas from Pass a Loutre to Southwest Pass. Purpose: This dataset contains trackline navigation for approximately 420 km of chirp seismic-reflection data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during cruise 2017-003-FA along the Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana. This information allows for spatial correlation of chirp seismic-reflection profiles images with other geophysical and sample data for investigating sea-floor morphology and geologic framework in the area. Supplemental_Information: Additional information on the field activity is available from https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-003-FA. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20170521 Ending_Date: 20170524 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.554864 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.862675 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.285489 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.775983 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:5a947333e4b069906068fbef Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Theme_Keyword: BOEM Theme_Keyword: field activity number 2017-003-FA Theme_Keyword: shapefile Theme_Keyword: trackline navigation Theme_Keyword: seismic navigation Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection Theme_Keyword: seismic profile Theme_Keyword: chirp Theme_Keyword: Edgetech Theme_Keyword: 512i Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: location Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection methods Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics Theme_Keyword: marine geology Theme_Keyword: navigational data Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: Southeast Louisiana Place_Keyword: Mississippi River Delta Front Place_Keyword: Southwest Pass Place_Keyword: South Pass Place_Keyword: Pass a Loutre Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: sea floor Stratum_Keyword: seafloor Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Temporal_Keyword: 2017 Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Wayne E. Baldwin Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: Massachusetts Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2226 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wbaldwin@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5a947333e4b069906068fbef/?name=2017-003-FA_512i_Tracklines_browse.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image of chirp seismic-reflection tracklines from the Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.4959 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Chirp seismic-reflection profile data were collected continuously throughout the cruise except during two periods of inclement weather and rough sea states: 19:23 (UTC) 5/21/17 (JD141) - 02:17 5/22/17 (JD142) and 10:45 5/23/17 - 17:51 5/23/17 (JD 143). Chirp data acquisition ceased at 16:23 on 5/24/17 (JD 144) due to a malfunctioning digitizer in the Edgetech topside unit. Line numbering begins at line 0002 and ends at line 0059. The attribute field 'ImageName' lists the PNG profile image included in "2017-003-FA_512i_Images.zip" (available from the larger work citation) that corresponds to each line feature. One image exists for each feature. Completeness_Report: Sections of tracklines where navigation was recorded but no seismic data were logged are not included such as during testing, some turns, and very short files. There are no Line-0001, Line-0004, Line-0016 or Line-0017. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The EdgeTech SB-0512i subbottom profiler was mounted on a catamaran sled and towed at the sea surface approximately 40 m astern of the M/V Scarlett Isabella. The transducer depth below water line was 0.5 meters below catamaran floats. Navigation data for the 512i were collected using a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) enabled Garmin Differential GPS (DGPS) receiver, which was located on the catamaran sled and connected to the acquisition computer via a serial cable. Positioning data were recorded in SonarWiz (version 6.05.0011) acquisition software, which logged positioning coordinates to individual trace headers SEG-Y format. WAAS enabled DGPS horizontal positional accuracy is assumed to be within 2 m; however, horizontal position uncertainty increases with sonar and sled motion, which was not compensated for at the sonar transducer. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: unpublished material Title: 512i trackline data Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Type_of_Source_Media: disc Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20170521 Ending_Date: 20170524 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SEG-Y 512i data Source_Contribution: Chirp seismic data were collected using an EdgeTech Geo-Star FSSB sub-bottom profiling system and an SB-0512i towfish (0.5-12 kHz), which was mounted on a catamaran and towed astern of the R/V Point Sur of Gulfport, MS. Chesapeake Technology's SonarWiz (version 6.05.0011) seismic acquisition software was used to control the Geo-Star topside unit, digitally log trace data in the SEG-Y Rev. 1 format (IEEE floating point), and record GPS navigation coordinates to the SEG-Y trace headers (in arc seconds of Latitude and Longitude, multiplied by a scalar of 100). Data were acquired using shot rates between 250 and 750 milliseconds (ms), a 30-ms pulse length, and a 0.5 to 7.2 kHz frequency sweep. Traces were recorded with a 46-microsecond sample interval over lengths between approximately 180 and 700 ms. Process_Step: Process_Description: Scripts within SIOSEIS (version 2015.3.1) and Seismic Unix (version 4.2) were used to process SEG-Y data, create navigation files, and plot images. The processing flow and scripts used to produce navigation files including trackline shapefiles are summarized below and in the following processing steps. 1) SIOSEIS (version 2015.3.1) was used to read SEG-Y files, renumber shots starting from one, extract the envelope-detected trace, and write out new SEG-Y files. The original shot numbers, which were assigned by SonarWiz sequentially over the duration of an acquisition session despite SEG-Y file changes, are preserved in the raw SEG-Y data. 2) The SIOSEIS script Sio_medianstk was used to minimize cross talk from the multichannel seismic acquisition sources (boomer and sparker) with a two-trace median stack (trim 50 percent of the values furthest from the median amplitude) and improve water bottom picking. This script was used for all lines even when multi-channel acquisition was not simultaneously occurring, due to the improvements made to water bottom picks. 3) The script Read512i_mstk was used to read median filtered stacked and renumbered SEG-Y files, write a Seismic Unix file, and extract SEG-Y trace header information, including shot number, longitude, latitude, year, Julian day, and time of day (UTC). Header information from each SEG-Y file was saved to text files after an AWK (no version) filter was used to maintain the first and last shots, shots at multiples of 100, 500, and shots with unique navigation coordinates. Geographic coordinates (WGS 84) were converted to UTM zone 16 N coordinates (WGS 84) using Proj (version 4.6.0). End shots and shots at multiples of 100 may not have unique navigation coordinates. Separate text files containing the first and last shots and even 500 shot intervals were also saved. A 500 shot interval was chosen because it corresponds to the annotation interval provided along the top of the seismic-reflection profile images. Read512i_mstk called a Python script 512itoSQL17003.py, written by Wayne Baldwin, which imported the CSV files to a Spatialite (version 4.3.0) enabled SQLite (version 3.21.0) database, creating two tables containing point geometries for the unique and 500 shot interval navigation. The script also created line geometries from the unique navigation (sorted by LineName and Shot) and wrote them to an additional database table. The tracklines are based on all the shot navigation. These process steps and all subsequent process steps were conducted by the same person - Wayne Baldwin. Process_Date: 201712 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Wayne E. Baldwin Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2226 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wbaldwin@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The 512i trackline features were added (Add Data) into ArcMap (version 10.3.1) from the SQLite database, then exported (Right click on database feature class > Data > Export Data) to the new Esri polyline shapefile 2017-003-FA_512i_Tracklines.shp Process_Date: 201712 Process_Step: Process_Description: XTools Pro (version 12.0) for ArcGIS desktop (version 10.3) was used (TABLE OPERATIONS - TABLE RESTRUCTURE) to rename the table attribute heading 'Shot_init' to 'Shot_ini' in the polyline shapefile's attribute table. All other attribute headings were left unchanged. Process_Date: 201712 Process_Step: Process_Description: Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. Process_Date: 20200807 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: string Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 55 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS 1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 84 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: 2017-003-FA_512i_Tracklines Entity_Type_Definition: 512i tracklines for survey 2017-003-FA along the Mississippi River Delta front. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: Esri Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: LineName Attribute_Definition: Name of the trackline along which seismic-reflection data were collected in the format: Line-number (i.e.'Line-0002'). Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set Attribute: Attribute_Label: ImageName Attribute_Definition: PNG image name of seismic-reflection profile corresponding to survey line. The '_s' refers to the image file for data that has been through swell filter processing. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shot_ini Attribute_Definition: Shot number at the start of the survey line. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: shot Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shot_end Attribute_Definition: Shot number at the end of the survey line. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 443 Range_Domain_Maximum: 12360 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: shot Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: Year Attribute_Definition: Year at the end of the survey line. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2017 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2017 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: year Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: JD_UTC_ini Attribute_Definition: Julian day and UTC time at the start of the survey line in the format: JD:HH:MM:SS; Julian day is the integer number (although recorded here in text string format) representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year of collection. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set Attribute: Attribute_Label: JD_UTC_end Attribute_Definition: Julian day and UTC time at the end of the survey line in the format: JD:HH:MM:SS; Julian day is the integer number (although recorded here in text string format) representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year of collection. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set Attribute: Attribute_Label: SurveyID Attribute_Definition: WHCMSC field activity identifier (e.g. "2017-003-FA" where 2017 is the survey year, 003 is survey number of that year, and FA is Field Activity). Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set Attribute: Attribute_Label: DeviceID Attribute_Definition: Sonar device used to collect seismic-reflection data. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set Attribute: Attribute_Label: VehicleID Attribute_Definition: Survey vessel name. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set Attribute: Attribute_Label: Length_km Attribute_Definition: Length of seismic-reflection data line in kilometers (UTM Zone 16N, WGS 84) calculated in the SQLite database. Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.49 Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.85 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilometers Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01 Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Each polyline feature in this shapefile can be hyperlinked to a corresponding PNG image in ArcGIS (see the 2017-003-FA_512i_Images.zip achive accompanying 2017-003-FA_512i_Images_meta.xml available from the larger work citation). The fist, last, and multiple of 500 common midpoint features in 2017-003-FA_512i_100cmp.shp (available from the larger work citation) correspond to the x-axis ticks on the PNG images. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Federal Center Address: Building 810 Address: Mail Stop 302 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747 Resource_Description: USGS data release 2017-003-FA seismic-reflection trackline data from the Mississippi River Delta front area: includes the shapefile 2017-003-FA_512i_Tracklines.shp, the browse graphic 2017-003-FA_512i_Tracklines_browse.jpg, and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) metadata file 2017-003-FA_512i_Tracklines_meta.xml. 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Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalogMaps/mapping/ows/5a947333e4b069906068fbef?service=wms&request=getcapabilities&version=1.3.0 Network_Resource_Name: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a947333e4b069906068fbef Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7X929K6 Access_Instructions: The first link in the network resources accesses the data through a mapping service, the second is to the page containing the data, and the third link is to the publication landing page. Fees: none Technical_Prerequisites: To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of reading shapefile format, or GIS software capable of utilizing web mapping or feature services. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20200807 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Wayne E. Baldwin Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2226 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wbaldwin@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time