Multibeam bathymetric data collected in the eastern Gulf of Alaska during USGS Field Activity 2016-625-FA using a Reson 7160 multibeam echosounder (10 meter resolution, 32-bit GeoTIFF, UTM 8 WGS 84, WGS 84 Ellipsoid)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 20221101
Title:
Multibeam bathymetric data collected in the eastern Gulf of Alaska during USGS Field Activity 2016-625-FA using a Reson 7160 multibeam echosounder (10 meter resolution, 32-bit GeoTIFF, UTM 8 WGS 84, WGS 84 Ellipsoid)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9BTWEXK
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BTWEXK
Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: Uri S. ten Brink
Originator: Jared W. Kluesner
Originator: Peter J. Haeussler
Originator: Robert M. Wyland
Originator: Jackson E. Currie
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
Multibeam bathymetric and backscatter data collected in the eastern Gulf of Alaska along the Queen Charlotte Fault, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2016-625-FA
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9BTWEXK
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Andrews, B.D., Brothers, D.S., ten Brink, U.S., Kluesner, J. W., Haeussler, P.J., Wyland, R. M., and Currie, J.E., 2022, Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data collected in the eastern Gulf of Alaska along the Queen Charlotte Fault, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2016-625-FA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/P9BTWEXK
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BTWEXK
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
Marine geophysical mapping of the Queen Charlotte Fault in the eastern Gulf of Alaska was conducted in 2016 as part of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to understand the morphology and subsurface geology of the entire Queen Charlotte system. The Queen Charlotte fault is the offshore portion of the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather Fault: a major structural feature that extends more than 1,200 kilometers from the Fairweather Range of southern Alaska to northern Vancouver Island, Canada. The data published in this data release were collected along the Queen Charlotte Fault between Cross Sound and Noyes Canyon, offshore southeastern Alaska from May 18 to June 11, 2016. Data were collected aboard the Alaska Department of Fish and Game research vessel Medeia using a Reson SeaBat 7160 multibeam echosounder. This data release contains approximately 453 square kilometers of multibeam bathymetric and backscatter data gridded at 10-meter resolution. Multibeam water column imagery and seismic profile data also collected during this survey are not published in this data release
Purpose:
The purpose of this grid is to provide a detailed bathymetric terrain model of a portion of the Queen Charlotte Fault and adjacent seafloor. Our goals included determining how fast the two sides of the fault move past each other (slip rate) and deciphering the historical movement of the fault. We also want to better understand how large earthquakes might trigger potentially dangerous underwater landslides.
Supplemental_Information:
The R/V Medeia owned and operated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (AKDFG) was mobilized in her homeport of Juneau, AK May 12-15, 2016. Once mobilized the vessel transited to the northern section of the survey area in Cross Sound via the Icy Strait. The survey area covered 453 square kilometers from Cross Sound in the north, to Noyes Canyon in the south and was subdivided into 6 general "Blocks" to facilitate data processing and management. Each Block was 60-75 kms long and approximately 10-12 kms wide.
Additional information on the field activity is available from:
Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-625-FA
USGS Soundwaves Monthly Newsletter: https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/soundwaves.usgs.gov/2017/02/index.html
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20160518
Ending_Date: 20160611
Currentness_Reference:
Data were collected on the following dates: 20160522-20160528 (Julian days 142-149, 20160530-20160611 (Julian days 151-163). No data were collected 20160529 (Julian day 150) during crew change in Sitka AK.
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -136.913215
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -134.338608
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.023711
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 55.031169
Keywords:
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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
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Theme_Keyword: ADFG
Theme_Keyword: TerraSond
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: multibeam
Theme_Keyword: Reson 7160
Theme_Keyword: seafloor
Theme_Keyword: R/V Medeia
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: depth
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Oceans
Theme_Keyword: Elevation
Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: multibeam sonar
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: geophysics
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5d8cebe8e4b0c4f70d0c8036
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Alaska
Place_Keyword: Cross Sound
Place_Keyword: Icy Point
Place_Keyword: Chichagof Island
Place_Keyword: Baranof Island
Place_Keyword: Chatham Strait
Place_Keyword: Noyes Canyon
Place_Keyword: Heceta Knoll
Place_Keyword: Baranof Fan
Place_Keyword: Queen Charlotte Fault
Place_Keyword: Yakobi Sea Valley
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Stratum_Keyword: sea floor
Stratum_Keyword: seafloor
Stratum_Keyword: Land surface
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: 2016
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely re-distributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset. These data are not to be used for navigation.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian D. Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
quick view image of 10-m bathymetric grid of Queen Charlotte Fault area, Eastern Gulf of Alaska.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information. Data was collected aboard Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s R/V Medeia and would not be possible without the support of vessel crew members Jim deLa Bruere, Craig Conger, Cedar Stark, and Becky Wilson.
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This grid represents processed Reson 7160 multibeam echosounder (MBES) bathymetry data gridded at 10-m resolution. Quality control and data processing conducted to remove spurious points and reduce sound speed artifacts (refraction) using Computer Aided Resource Information System (CARIS) Hydrographic Information Processing System (HIPS v. 9.1.1).
Completeness_Report:
This grid does not include all the data collected during this survey. Portions of cross and transit lines are not included. Three lines inshore (149_010_0003, 149_010_0049, 149_112_0533) collected in Whale Bay, Baranof Island, during heavy weather offshore are not included in this grid.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal accuracy of these data is +/- 1.05 meters as reported by subcontractor TerraSond.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Vertical accuracy of the raw data based on system specifications may be approximately 1 percent of water depth (ranging from 1 to 21.4 meters based on the water depth range of 100 meters to approximately 2137 meters within the survey area). The Applanix Wavemaster POS MV Attitude and Positioning system, used to correct for vessel roll, pitch, heave, and yaw, has a theoretical vertical accuracy of a few mm. Post-Processed Kinematic (PPK) GPS height corrections (from Applanix POSPac smoothed best estimate of trajectory (SBET) files) were used to reference soundings to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) ellipsoid and remove fluctuations in sea surface elevations during the survey. 120 sound speed profiles acquired using either a RapidSV or RapidCTD sound velocity profiler were used during processing to minimize acoustic refraction artifacts in the bathymetry data. An expendable bathythermograph (XBT) was used to sample speed of sound in deeper waters. Changes in vessel draft due to water and fuel usage were not considered.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Alicia F. Balster-Gee
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: Uri S. ten Brink
Originator: Jared W. Kluesner
Originator: Peter J. Haeussler
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data and multichannel sparker seismic-reflection data between Cross Sound and Dixon Entrance, offshore southeastern Alaska, collected from 2016-05-17 to 2016-06-12 during field activity 2016-625-FA
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7NG4PTW
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7NG4PTW
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20160517
Ending_Date: 20160612
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RAW RESON 7160 MULTIBEAM ECHOSOUNDER FILES (.raw, s7k, 7k, HSX)
Source_Contribution:
Sonar Configuration: Bathymetry data were collected using a Reson SeaBat 7160 multibeam echosounder operating at a frequency of 44 kHz. The sonar transducer was mounted from the starboard side of the R/V Medeia about 2 meters below the waterline. Vessel attitude was recorded using an Applanix POS MV 320 V5 to provide attitude and positioning that was mounted on the centerline of the vessel. Data were collected using the Reson 7k Control Center and HYPACK (v. 2016). Speed of sound was recorded at 5-8 hour intervals using a Oceanscience RapidCAST SV system mounted on the starboard quarter. Navigation was recorded using Differential Global Positioning System and a Hemisphere MBX-4 GPS receivers mounted above the bridge.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
STEP 1: DATA ACQUISITION multibeam bathymetry data were collected along the Queen Charlotte fault in southeast Alaska using a Reson SeaBat 7160 multibeam sonar operating at a frequency of 44 kHz that was mounted on wing-mount from the starboard side of the R/V Medeia owned and operated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The sonar collected depth, backscatter (time series), and water column data along approximately 4178 kilometers of survey lines oriented parallel with the gradient of the continental shelf west of Chichagof and Baranof islands in southeast Alaska. Data were collected using the Reson 7k Control Center and HYPACK (v. 2016).
TerraSond LLC of Seattle Washington was responsible for leasing, mobilizing and operating all equipment related to the Reson 7160. Doug MacGillivray and David Maggio of TerraSond were in charge of all multibeam data acquisition. The contact person for this and all subsequent processing steps below is Brian D. Andrews.
Process_Date: 201605
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: .Raw, s7k, 7k, HSX
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Brian D. Andrews
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 ext. 2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bandrews@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
STEP 2: IMPORT RAW BATHYMETRY FILES TO CARIS HIPS.
Multibeam bathymetry processing within CARIS HIPS (v. 9.1.1) during the survey consisted of the following flow:
1) Vessel configuration file was created in CARIS (RVMedeia.hvf) which includes, linear and angular installation offsets and vendor specified uncertainty values for each of the survey sensors.
2) A CARIS HIPS project (v. 9.1.1) was created with projection information set to Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 8N, WGS 84.
3) Each survey line was recorded to both a Reson .s7k, and a Hypack (v. 2016) .HSX, .RAW, and .7k files. The Hypack .HSX files were imported to the new CARIS project using the Import/Conversion Wizard.
4) Delayed heave data from raw POS MV files were used to update HIPS survey lines using the import auxiliary data function.
5) Navigation was reviewed and edited as needed using the Navigation Editor tool.
6) Sound velocity correction was applied using the CARIS algorithm, a master SVP file containing all the sound velocity profiles collected during the survey and specifying the nearest in distance method, delayed heave source, and use surface sound speed.
7) Data were merged selecting "no tide" and the delayed heave source.
8) Total Propagated Uncertainty (TPU) was calculated for each line file using the manufacturer's offset values in the vessel configuration file.
9) A 10-m resolution depth surface was created using the Combined Uncertainty Bathymetric Estimator (CUBE) method for each of the six blocks. Surfaces were reviewed for inconsistencies and anomalies. The swath and subset editors were used to remove spurious points through manual editing and filter application, and the refraction editor was used to adjust sound speed values in areas where velocimeter data did not adequately correct depth profiles, which were obviously influenced by local anomalies in speed of sound through the water column.
10) Survey lines adjusted for refraction anomalies were remerged, and the respective CUBE surfaces were recomputed to reflect the changes. Processing during the survey was primarily focused on QA/QC during acquisition. Editing processes required trial and error, and were at times iterative.
Process_Date: 201605
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CARIS HIPS line files.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
STEP 3: APPLY POST PROCESSED SBET FILES AND EDIT SOUNDINGS.
Vessel attitude data were processed using PosPac (v. 7.2) after the final ephemeris data were available 2 weeks after completion of the survey.
1) Post-processed navigation, vessel attitude, and GPS height data from POSPac SBET files, and post-processed RMS attitude error data from POSPac smrmsg files were used to update HIPS survey lines using the import auxiliary data function.
2) Navigation source was set to Applanix SBET, and navigation was reviewed and edited as needed using the Navigation Editor tool.
3) GPS tide was computed using the post-processed delayed heave data, the vessel water line, and a single datum value of 0 m (vertically referencing the data to the WGS 84 Ellipsoid)
4) Sound velocity correction was reapplied using the CARIS algorithm, the master SVP file containing all the sound velocity profiles collected during the survey and specifying the nearest in time method, delayed heave source, and use surface sound speed.
5) Data were remerged selecting the GPS tide and delayed heave sources.
6) New CUBE surfaces were created for each of the 6 survey blocks and interpolated to fill small "no data" gaps.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Processed sbet files(.000)
Process_Date: 201610
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CARIS line files
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
STEP 4: EXPORT HIPS CUBE SURFACE TO GEOTIFF
The final version of the six individual CUBE surfaces were combined into a single CSAR surface and then exported to a 32-bit GeoTIFF. The output projection of the GeoTIFF used UTM Zone 8, WGS 84.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016-625-FA_10mCube.csar
Process_Date: 20170317
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016-625-FA_Reson716_Bathymetry_10m.tiff
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Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
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Row_Count: 14797
Column_Count: 33850
Vertical_Count: 1
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 8
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -135.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 10.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 10.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
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Altitude_Resolution: 0.1
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Elevation values represent elevation in meters referenced to the WGS 84 ellipsoid. Values range between 107.28 and 2137.3 meters (WGS 84). The GeoTIFF is a 32-bit image where the pixel values correspond to depth values.
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: Denver Federal Center
Address: Building 810, Mail Stop 302
Address: Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
FileName.zip: ZIP file contains the 32-bit GeoTIFF (2016-625-FA_Reson7160_Bathymetry_10m.tif), 2016-625-FA_Reson7160_Bathymetry_10mBrowse.jpg browse graphic, and the associated FGDC CSDGM metadata in XML, HTML, FAQ, and text formats.
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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Format_Version_Number: CARIS HIPS v. 9.3.1
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This WinZip (v. 14.0) file contains a GeoTIFF of Queen Charlotte Fault Area and metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 154
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
The network resource directs to a landing page where the zip file containing the data can be downloaded.
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
To utilize this data, the user must have software capable of reading a 32-bit GeoTIFF.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20240319
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brian D. Andrews
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2348
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:
The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the person is no longer with USGS. (updated on 20240319)
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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