Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jenna C. Hill Originator: William C. Schwab Originator: David S. Foster Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Archive of Datasonics SIS-1000 Chirp Subbottom Data Collected During USGS Cruise SEAX 96004 New York Bight, 1 May - 9 June, 1996 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2001-096 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr0196 Online_Linkage: https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/publications/of01-96/ Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jenna C. Hill Originator: William C. Schwab Originator: David S. Foster Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Archive of Datasonics SIS-1000 Chirp Subbottom Data Collected During USGS Cruise SEAX 96004 New York Bight, 1 May - 9 June, 1996 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2001-096 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: This is a 3 DVD set. Online_Linkage: https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/publications/of01-96/ Description: Abstract: This DVD-ROM contains copies of the navigation and field chirp subbottom data collected aboard the R/V Seaward Explorer, from 1 May - 9 June, 1996. The coverage is in the New York Bight area. This DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory) has been produced in accordance with the UDF (Universal Disc Format) DVD-ROM Standard (ISO 9660 equivalent) and is therefore capable of being read on any computing platform that has appropriate DVD-ROM driver software installed. Access to the data and information contained on this DVD-ROM was developed using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) utilized by the World Wide Web (WWW) project. Development of the DVD-ROM documentation and user interface in HTML allows a user to access the information by using a variety of WWW information browsers (i.e. NCSA Mosaic, Netscape) to facilitate browsing and locating information and data. To access the information contained on this disk with a WWW client browser, open the file 'index.htm' at the top level directory of this DVD-ROM with your selected browser. The HTML documentation is written utilizing some HTML 4.0 enhancements. The disk should be viewable by all WWW browsers but may not properly format on some older WWW browsers. Also, some links to USGS collaborators and other agencies are available on this DVD-ROM. These links are only accessible if access to the Internet is available during browsing of the DVD-ROM. The archived Chirp subbottom data are in standard Society of Exploration Geologists (SEG) SEG-Y format (Barry and others, 1975) and may be downloaded for processing with software such as Seismic Unix or SIOSEIS. The subbottom data were recorded on the ISIS data acquisition system in QMIPS format. Chirp subbottom channel extracted from raw QMIPS format sonar files and converted to 16-bit Int. SEG-Y format using the program QMIPSTOSEGY. Even though the data are in SEG-Y format, it is not the conventional time series data (e.g. voltages or pressures), but rather instantaneous amplitude or envelope detected and therefore all of the amplitudes are positive (though not simply rectified). DOS and Microsoft Windows compatible software for plotting SEG-Y files (PLOTSEIS) and viewing SEG-Y headers (DUMPSEGY) is located in the PLOTSEIS directory. Processed chirp profiles (GIF images) may be viewed on this DVD-ROM with your WWW browser. For more information on the seismic surveys see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=1996-004-FA These data are also available via GeoMapApp (http://www.geomapapp.org/) and Virtual Ocean ( http://www.virtualocean.org/) earth science exploration and visualization applications. Purpose: Beginning in 1995, the USGS, in cooperation with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 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, seafloor 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 (Schwab and others, 1997). Supplemental_Information: Seismic reflection profiles are acquired by means of an acoustic source (usually generated electromagnetically or with compressed air), and a hydrophone or hydrophone array. Both elements are typically towed in the water behind a survey vessel, or some cases, mounted on side of the hull. The sound source emits a short acoustic pulse, which propagates through the water and sediment columns. The acoustic energy is reflected at density boundaries (such as the seafloor or sediment layers beneath the seafloor), and detected at the hydrophone. As the vessel moves, this process is repeated at intervals ranging between 0.5 and 20 meters depending on the source type. In this way, a two-dimensional image of the geologic structure beneath the ship track is constructed. For more information concerning seismic reflection profiling at the USGS Woods Hole Field Center, see https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/sfmapping/. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19960501 Ending_Date: 19960609 Currentness_Reference: Publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.84 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.03 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.67 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.35 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:c09aec35-6385-418d-a0be-197c707c9c0a Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection Theme_Keyword: SEG-Y Theme_Keyword: Chirp Theme_Keyword: Datasonics SIS-1000 Theme_Keyword: high resolution Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: field activity 96004 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning Theme_Keyword: distributions Theme_Keyword: substrate Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) Keywords Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection profiling Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: seismic reflection methods Theme_Keyword: sub-bottom profiling Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: New York Bight Place_Keyword: New Jersey Place_Keyword: Long Island inner shelf Place_Keyword: USGS Place_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center (WHFC) Place_Keyword: Eastern Regional Center Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: The US Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Schwab, Bill Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Seafloor Mapping Project Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road 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: bschwab@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: images/fullext.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Map of SEAX 96004 Chirp Survey Area Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Data_Set_Credit: Hill, Jenna C., Schwab, William C., Foster, David S. Native_Data_Set_Environment: SEG-Y Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: This data set is from a single cruise and collection platform, therefore internally consistent. Completeness_Report: The following files do not exist: l2f1, l3f1, l4f1, l5f1, l6f1, l10f1, l11f1, l12f3, l94f1, l183f1 Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The ship was navigated with differential GPS Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 10 Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: DGPS is assumed to be accurate within 5-10 meters Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The vertical position was local sea level and there was no correction to a datum or tides. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: The subbottom data were recorded on the ISIS data acquisition system in QMIPS format. Chirp subbottom channel extracted from raw QMIPS format sonar files and converted to 16-bit Int. SEG-Y format using the program QMIPSTOSEGY. The fish depth was recorded in two-way time (ms) in the delay field (byte 109) of the SEG-Y trace header. Process_Date: 1996 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Foster, David S. Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Seafloor Mapping Project Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road 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: dfoster@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Converted the metadata from HTML to a TEXT version using CNS v. 2.8.4 (chew and spit) metadata pre-parser. Once converted used TKME (v 2.8.4) to fix some problems with the metadata. The fixes included: adding ISO keywords, adding a link to the online publication, adding the decimal to the denominator of flattening ratio in the geodetic model. Process_Date: 20111024 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: work Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Keywords section of metadata optimized for discovery in USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Data Catalog. Process_Date: 20170124 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Alan O. Allwardt Contact_Position: Contractor -- Information Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 2885 Mission Street City: Santa Cruz State_or_Province: CA Postal_Code: 95060 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7551 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aallwardt@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Edits to the metadata were made to fix any errors that MP v 2.9.36 flagged. This is necessary to enable the metadata to be successfully harvested for various data catalogs. In some cases, this meant adding text "Information unavailable" or "Information unavailable from original metadata" for those required fields that were left blank. Other minor edits were probably performed (title, publisher, publication place, etc.). Attempted to modify http to https where appropriate. Added the Larger Work Citation. The metadata date (but not the metadata creator) was edited to reflect the date of these changes. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata bundled within a download file. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent. Additional edits were probably made to the original metadata by someone else who did not document what they changed. Process_Date: 20171207 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: Crossref DOI link was added as the first link in the metadata. Process_Date: 20191118 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. Process_Date: 20200908 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: Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Horizontal X and Y UTM coordinates for each shot location are located in the SEG-Y trace headers, and are also provided in ASCII files extracted from the trace headers. Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 18 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0 False_Easting: 500000 False_Northing: 0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 5 Ordinate_Resolution: 5 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Altitude_System_Definition: Altitude_Datum_Name: assumed sea level Altitude_Resolution: 1 Altitude_Distance_Units: two-way travel time Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values Depth_System_Definition: Depth_Datum_Name: local surface (sea level) Depth_Resolution: 1 Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The data were acquired using a Datasonics SIS-1000 chirp subbottom and sidescan-sonar system. Subbottom data were logged digitally with the ISIS acquisition system in QMIPS format. SEG-Y data were checked for quality with SeismicUnix seismic processing software and are archived on this DVD- ROM. The SEG-Y format is described in detail by Barry and others (1975). The files are in standard 16-bit integer SEG-Y format. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Barry, K.M., Cavers, D.A., and Kneale, C.W., 1975, Recommended standards for digital tape formats, in Digital Tape Standards; Society of Exploration Geophysicists ["Recommended standards for digital tape formats" reprinted from Geophysics, v. 32, p. 1073 - 1084; v. 37, p. 36- 44; v. 40, p. 344 - 352.] p. 22 - 30. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Soderberg, Nancy Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Data Librarian Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road 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: nsoderberg@usgs.gov Resource_Description: US Geological Survey Open-file Report 01-96 DVD-ROM Distribution_Liability: This Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory (DVD-ROM) publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data published on this DVD-ROM have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and related materials and/or the functioning of the software. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of this data, software, or related materials. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: SEG-Y Format_Information_Content: The SEG-Y standard format (Barry and others, 1975) consists of the following: A 3600-byte reel identification header with the first 3200 bytes consisting of a EBCDIC header block and a 400-byte binary header block. Both headers include information specific to line and reel number. The trace data block follows the reel identification header. The first 240 bytes of each trace block is the binary trace identification header. The seismic data samples follow the trace identification header. Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/publications/of01-96/0196_1/segy/ Network_Resource_Name: https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/publications/of01-96/0196_2/segy/ Network_Resource_Name: https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/publications/of01-96/0196_3/segy/ Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/1996_004_FA_c/ Access_Instructions: The online links give access to the folders containing the individual SEG-Y files. The fourth link is another source of the SEG-Y data and may not be exactly the same as the data available from the first three links. Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Format: UDF Compatibility_Information: UNIX, DOS, MAC Fees: available from the Denver Open-File Sales department, price varies. No fee for online downloads. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20240318 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Foster, David S. Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Seafloor Mapping Group Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road 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: 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 20240318) Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: universal time Metadata_Access_Constraints: none Metadata_Use_Constraints: none