A bathymetric terrain model of multibeam sonar data collected between 2005 and 2018 along the Queen Charlotte Fault System in the eastern Gulf of Alaska from Cross Sound, Alaska to Queen Charlotte Sound, Canada. (30-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:
A bathymetric terrain model of multibeam sonar data collected between 2005 and 2018 along the Queen Charlotte Fault System in the eastern Gulf of Alaska from Cross Sound, Alaska to Queen Charlotte Sound, Canada. (30-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/P9YGDHIQ
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/P9YGDHIQ
Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: James V. Barrie
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
A bathymetric terrain model of multibeam sonar data collected between 2005 and 2018 along the Queen Charlotte Fault System in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska from Cross Sound, Alaska to Queen Charlotte Sound, Canada
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9YGDHIQ
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Andrews, B.D., Brothers, D.S., Dartnell, P., Barrie, J.V., 2022, A bathymetric terrain model of multibeam sonar data collected between 2005 and 2018 along the Queen Charlotte Fault System in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska from Cross Sound, Alaska to Queen Charlotte Sound, Canada: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/P9YGDHIQ
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YGDHIQ
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
This data publication is a compilation of six different multibeam surveys covering the previously unmapped Queen Charlotte Fault offshore southeast Alaska and Haida Gwaii, Canada. These data were collected between 2005 and 2018 under a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Resources Canada, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The six source surveys from different multibeam sonars are combined into one terrain model with a 30-meter resolution. A complementary polygon shapefile records the extent of each source survey in the output grid.
Purpose:
This terrain model provides a regional-scale depth surface for investigating the mechanisms behind the entire Queen Charlotte Fault System.
Supplemental_Information:
This grid was created from the most recently available multibeam bathymetry that is contiguous to the Queen Charlotte Fault. A 30-meter grid resolution was established after taking into account the different multibeam systems. This grid is extended west as deep as possible and still maintain a 30-meter resolution without data gaps.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20050714
Ending_Date: 20180629
Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -139.32383
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -129.80920
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.432335
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.420323
Keywords:
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
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Canadian Hydrographic Service
Theme_Keyword: CHS
Theme_Keyword: Natural Resources Canada
Theme_Keyword: NRC
Theme_Keyword: University of Hawai'i
Theme_Keyword: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Theme_Keyword: R/V Solstice
Theme_Keyword: R/V Medeia
Theme_Keyword: R/V Kilo Moana
Theme_Keyword: R/V Sikuliaq
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Ship Fairweather
Theme_Keyword: CCGS Vector
Theme_Keyword: seafloor
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: depth
Theme_Keyword: GeoTIFF
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:600edfe6d34e162231fecc14
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: Queen Charlotte Fault
Place_Keyword: Cross Sound
Place_Keyword: Yakobi Sea Valley
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: Dixon Entrance
Place_Keyword: Canada
Place_Keyword: Haida Gwaii
Place_Keyword: Moresby Canyon
Place_Keyword: Queen Charlotte Sound
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Stratum_Keyword: sea floor
Stratum_Keyword: seafloor
Stratum_Keyword: Land surface
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: 2005
Temporal_Keyword: 2009
Temporal_Keyword: 2010
Temporal_Keyword: 2015
Temporal_Keyword: 2016
Temporal_Keyword: 2017
Temporal_Keyword: 2018
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
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:
Browse image of 30-meter bathymetric grid of Queen Charlotte Fault region, 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_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This grid represents a regional bathymetric grid composed of 6 individual grids.
Completeness_Report:
Data gaps exist in this grid. Not all survey lines from all surveys were used. Depth differences may exist along the boundary of overlapping grids.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal accuracy of these data is dependent on the source survey methods. The resolution of the source grids has been aggregated to 30 meters. The horizontal accuracy for this grid is estimated at 10 to 20 meters.
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 34 meters based on the water depth range of 1 meter to approximately 3463 meters of this grid.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: Peter J. Haeussler
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
Multibeam bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data collected in 2015 near Cross Sound, southeast Alaska, during field activity 2015-629-FA
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7JH3KG6
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/F7JH3KG6
Type_of_Source_Media: GeoTIFF
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20150505
Ending_Date: 20150521
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CrossSound_2015_bathy_10m_UTM08_WGS84_WGS84.tif
Source_Contribution: Data were downloaded as a GeoTIFF
Source_Information:
Source_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
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BTWEXK
Type_of_Source_Media: GeoTIFF
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20160518
Ending_Date: 20160611
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016_625_FA_Reson7160_Bathymetry_10m.tif
Source_Contribution: Data were downloaded as a GeoTIFF
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Publication_Date: 2022
Title:
Multibeam bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data collected in 2017 and 2018 of Noyes Submarine Canyon and vicinity, southeast Alaska
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9AU5I03
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/P9AU5I03
Online_Linkage:
Type_of_Source_Media: GeoTIFF
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20170617
Ending_Date: 20180629
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NoyesCyn_2017_2018_30m_bathy_UTM08_WGS84.tif
Source_Contribution: Data were downloaded as a GeoTIFF
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: J. Vaughn Barrie
Originator: H. Gary Greene
Originator: Kim W.Conway
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Originator: Randolph J. Enkin
Originator: James E. Conrad
Originator: Rachel M. Lauer
Originator: Mary McGann
Originator: Peter J. Neelands
Originator: Amy East
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
The Queen Charlotte–Fairweather Fault Zone – A submarine transform fault, offshore British Columbia and southeastern Alaska; cruise report of 2017003PGC CCGS Vector and 2017004PGC CCGS John P. Tully: Geological Survey of Canada, Open File Report 8398, 159 p.
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open File
Issue_Identification: 8398
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Canada
Publisher: Geological Survey of Canada
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.4095/308327
Type_of_Source_Media: GeoTIFF
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2009
Ending_Date: 2018
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MB_MOSAIC_QC_FAULT.tif
Source_Contribution:
GeoTIFF was sent by J.V. Barrie to B.D. Andrews 11/18/18. Original grid (MB_MOSAIC_QC_FAULT.tif) was reprojected from UTM 09, WGS 84 into a new grid (QC_Fault_NRC_UTM08_30m.tif) UTM 08, WGS 84 and resampled from 5-m resolution to 30-m resolution using the "reproject raster tool" in ArGIS Pro (v. 2.7.0).
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: James V. Gardner
Originator: Larry A. Mayer
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
U.S. Law of the Sea cruise to map the foot of the slope and 2500-m isobath of the Gulf of Alaska continental margin
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Cruise Report
Issue_Identification: 05-01
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Durham New, Hampshire
Publisher:
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire
Online_Linkage: Online_Linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ships/kilo_moana/KM0514_mb.html
Type_of_Source_Media: raster digital data
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20050624
Ending_Date: 20050901
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: KM05014_30m.tif
Source_Contribution:
Raw mb56 files were downloaded from NCEI in July 2016 and processed using CARIS HIPS (v.9.1). Data included in this grid cover the dates 7/4/2005-7/14/2005. Data collected on other dates during this survey are not included.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jon Lewis
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
Multibeam Sonar (Kongsberg EM302) data as collected during the cruise SKQ201611T, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Student Experiences Aboard Ships (STEMSEAS). Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R). https://doi.org/10.7284/125930. Accessed [2016-09]
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Cruise Report
Issue_Identification: 05-01
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boulder,CO
Publisher: National Center for Environmental Information
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7284/125930
Online_Linkage: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ships/sikuliaq/SKQ201611T_mb.html
Type_of_Source_Media: GeoTIFF
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20160816
Ending_Date: 20160830
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SKQ201611T_30m.tif
Source_Contribution:
Processed multibeam files were shared directly with USGS on 8/31/16. Files were imported to CARIS HIPS (v. 9.1) and edited. Depth surface was created using the UTM 08, WGS 84 coordinate system at 30-meter resolution. Final surface was exported as a 32-bit floating point GeoTIFF (SKQ201611T_30m.tif)
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
STEP 1: MOSAIC INDIVIDUAL GEOTIFFS The source grids were mosaiced into a new grid using the "Mosaic to New Raster" tool in ArcGIS Pro (v.2.7.0) with the "Blend" option for overlapping cells and an output cell resolution of 30 meters. The mosaic order is listed below:
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CrossSound_2015_bathy_10m_UTM08_WGS84_WGS84.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NoyesCyn_2017_2018_30m_bathy_UTM08_WGS84.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2016_625_FA_Reson7160_Bathymetry_10m.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: QC_Fault_NRC_UTM08_30m.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SKQ201611T_30m.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: KM0514_30m.tif
Process_Date: 20210122
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: QueenCharlotteFault_RegionalBathymetry_30m.tif
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
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 25707
Column_Count: 18558
Vertical_Count: 1
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
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: 30.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 30.000000
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:
Altitude_Datum_Name: World Geodetic Datum of 1984
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:
Raster values represent elevation in meters relative to the WGS 84 ellipsoid. Values range between -0.58 and -3463.23 meters (WGS 84).
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:
Queen_Charlotte_Fault_Regional_Bathymetry_30m.zip: ZIP file contains the 32-bit GeoTIFF (Queen_Charlotte_Fault_Regional_Bathymetry_30m.tif), Queen_Charlotte_Fault_Regional_Bathymetry_30m.jpg browse graphic, and the associated FGDC CSDGM metadata in XML format.
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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: GeoTIFF
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS Pro v. 2.7.0
Format_Specification: GeoTIFF image
Format_Information_Content:
This 7Zip (v. 19.0) file contains a GeoTIFF of Queen Charlotte Fault Area and metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: Use WinZip, 7zip, or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 207
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information: Access_Instructions:
The first link downloads all data available from the page as a zip file, the second link is to the page containing the data, and the third link is to the publication landing page.
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: 20221101
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: bandrews@usgs.gov
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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