Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jane F. Denny
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
1-m bathymetric contours derived from single-beam echosounder data collected within the New York Bight by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1995 - 1998 (Esri polyline shapefile, Geographic, WGS84, Esri binary grid UTM Zone 18N)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Raster Grid
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2002-152
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/ofr2002152
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/of02-152/HTML/META.HTM
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/of02-152/
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Schwab, William C.
Originator: Denny, Jane F.
Originator: Foster, David S.
Originator: Lotto, Linda L.
Originator: Allison, Mead A.
Originator: Uchupi, Elazar
Originator: Swift, B. Ann
Originator: Danforth, William W.
Originator: Thieler, E. Robert
Originator: Butman, Bradford
Publication_Date: 2002
Title:
High-Resolution Quaternary seismic stratigraphy of the New York Bight Continental Shelf
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Maps, remote sensing imagery, tabular digital data, and raster and vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2002-152
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/of02-152/
Description:
Abstract:
These data represent single beam echo sounder (trackline)
bathymetry collected in May 1995, May 1996, September 1996, May 1997, and
October 1998 during five USGS cruises within the New York Bight region. Trackline
spacing during these cruises was 300 meters. These data have been corrected for tidal
fluctuations and distance of the transducer below the water line. All values are
stored in meters. These data are referenced to Mean Lower Low Water.
Purpose:
Beginning in 1995, the USGS, in cooperation with the U.S
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
nourishment 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).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19950501
Ending_Date: 19981101
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.13288
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.71902
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.15827
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.08264
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:20dc3639-62dd-4aec-be11-f76c5972b27c
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: single-beam
Theme_Keyword: echosounder
Theme_Keyword: fathometer
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: contouring
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Southern Long Island
Place_Keyword: New York Inner Shelf
Place_Keyword: New York Bight
Place_Keyword: NY
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
Bathymetric data are not to be used for navigation purposes, and have not been acquired to International
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jane F. Denny
Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2311
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov