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In 1995, the USGS, in cooperation with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE), New York District, began a program to generate reconnaissance maps of the sea floor offshore of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, one of the most populated coastal regions of the United States. The goal of this mapping program is to provide a regional synthesis of the sea-floor environment, including a description of sedimentary environments, sediment texture, sea-floor morphology, and geologic history to aid in understanding the impacts of anthropogenic activities, such as ocean dumping. This mapping effort differs from previous studies of this area by obtaining digital sidescan-sonar images that cover 100 percent of the sea floor.
This investigation was motivated by the need to develop an environmentally acceptable solution for the disposal of dredged material from the New York - New Jersey Port, by the need to identify potential sources of sand for renourishment of the southern shore of Long Island, and by the opportunity to develop a better understanding of the transport and long-term fate of contaminants by investigations of the present distribution of materials discharged into the New York Bight over the last 100+ years.
Sidescan-sonar data collected in May 1995 and May 1996 (USGS Cruises Seax95007 and Seax96004, respectively) were digitally mosaicked to provide a base suitable for use in Geographic Information Systems of the New York Bight Apex region (Schwab, W.C., Corso, W., Allison, M.A., Butman, B., Denny, J.F., Lotto, L., Danforth, W.W., Foster, D.S., O'Brien, T.F., Nichols, D.A., Irwin, B.J., and Parolski, K.F., 1997, Mapping the Sea Floor Geology Offshore of the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area Using Sidescan-Sonar: Preliminary Report:U.S. Geological Survey Open-File REport 97-61, 3 Sheets). The data collected during USGS Cruise ALPH98013 augment the New York Bight Apex Mapping Project by extending the sidescan-sonar and seismic reflection coverage to the east in an ~ 23 km x ~32 km area. These data will be instrumental in developing a more comprehensive understanding of the inner shelf geology within the New York Bight Apex.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?Access_Constraints: USGS access only until published.
Use_Constraints:None. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Field Center asks to be credited in derived products.
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
| Data format: | QMIPS DAT files |
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr98590 |
| Media you can order: | CD-ROM (format ISO 9660) |