Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nealon, Jeffrey
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
Seismic Reflection Results from the Gyre 1997 Cruise at the Bryant Canyon of the Louisiana Gulf Coast
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 99-449
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr99449
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jeffrey W. Nealon
Originator: William P. Dillon
Originator: David Twichell
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
Seismic reflection results from the GYRE 1997 cruise of the Bryant Canyon on the Louisiana Gulf Coast
Edition: 1
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 99-449
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr99449
Description:
Abstract:
This CD-ROM contains digital high resolution seismic-reflection data collected during the USGS GYRE 97006 cruise. The coverage is the offshore Louisana continental slope, Gulf of Mexico. The seismic-reflection data are stored as IBM 4 bit interger SEG-Y format that can be read and manipulated by most seismic-processing software. Much of the information specific to the data are contained in the headers of the SEG-Y format files. The file system format is ISO 9660 which can be read with DOS, Unix, and MAC operating systems with the appropriate CD-ROM driver
software installed. This directory contains the processed (using Promax 7.2) and unprossesd (RAW) GI air gun data collected on the GYRE 97006 cruise. These data were collected using a Seismic Systems Inc. generated
injected (GI) air gun source. On this cruise the GI gun was configured with two 105 cu. in. chambers, a total of 210 cu. in. The GI gun works by using one chamber for a primary pulse and the second chamber injects a pulse near the maximum expansion of the primary pulse. This results in a dampening effect on the collapse of the primary bubble pulse. The data were logged on an Intel based PC computer (Mudseis system). The data are
two-channel (two traces per shot).
Purpose:
The seismic-reflection data are being archived so that further digital processing can be done for the seafloor mapping project: TECTONICS AND SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES OF THE SALT DEFORMED TEXAS-LOUISIANA CONTINENTAL SLOPE. This project proposes (1) mapping the surficial geology of a large part of the TX-LA slope using advanced processing techniques and existing GLORIA and multibeam data, (2) conducting a higher resolution sidescan and
sampling cruise to refine the understanding of tectonic, sediment supply, and oceanographic controls on sedimentary processes, (3) linking the surficial geology with the subsurface structures and stratigraphy for modern and ancient comparison of sedimentary systems, and (4) integrating data into a three-dimensional model of depositional systems in this complex environment.
Supplemental_Information:
The publication contains both the raw and processed SEG-Y files, as well as navigation and JPEG images of the profiles. These data were acquired on U.S. Geological Survey field activity 1997-006-FA. More information is available from:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=1997-006-FA.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19970409
Beginning_Time: 045227
Ending_Date: 19970413
Ending_Time: 131459
Currentness_Reference:
not available from original metadata - assumed to be the start and end of the data acquisition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.833333
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.916667
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.5
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.25
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:7217f3c2-ece9-4b06-838b-d00dd646863f
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection
Theme_Keyword: Seismic Systems Inc.
Theme_Keyword: GI Air Gun
Theme_Keyword: SEG-Y
Theme_Keyword: ISO 9660 CD-ROM
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: sub-bottom profiling
Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection methods
Theme_Keyword: image collections
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: LA
Place_Keyword: continental slope
Place_Keyword: R/V GYRE
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Twichell, Dave
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Seafloor Mapping Project
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
Woods Hole Field Center
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dtwichell@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
D. Twichell, D. Nichols, T. O'Brien, B. Irwin, V. Cross, M. Taylor D. Foster, B. Danforth, S. Harrison, J. Brand, C. Spagnuolo
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ISO 9660