Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2002
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title:
Interpretation of the distribution of Pleistocene fluvioglacial gravelly sand deposits on the inner-continental shelf within the New York Bight, derived from seismic data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1995 - 1999 (Esri polygon shapefile, Geographic, WGS84)
Edition: ArcView 3.2
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2002/of02-152/
Abstract:
These data orginate from interpretations of seismic
reflection and sidescan-sonar data. The derivative data are in an
ESRI shapefile, polygon vector format and are intended to represent the
distribution of Pleistocene fluvioglacial gravelly sand deposits (reworked
into a series of low-amplitude, fine sand, transverse bedforms)
throughout the inner-continental shelf within the New York Bight. These data are helpful in
understanding the stratigraphic evolution of the inner-continental shelf, the regional sediment
transport system, and the influence of the inner-shelf framework
on coastal processes.
Purpose:
A focus for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal
and Marine Geology Program is reconnaissance mapping
of the shallow Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), with initial
emphasis on the heavily utilized areas of the sea floor
offshore of major metropolitan centers. The objective is to
develop a detailed understanding of the sea-floor geology
that will provide information for a wide range of
management decisions and form a basis for further
process-oriented investigations. In 1995, the USGS, in
cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACOE), New York District, began a program designed
to generate reconnaissance maps of the sea floor offshore
of the New York - New Jersey metropolitan area), one of
the most populated coastal regions within the United
States. This mapping effort differs from previous studies of
this area by obtaining digital, sidescan-sonar images that
cover nearly 100 percent of the sea floor.
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:792e4eda-b33f-4c62-bdcb-af203771c733
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Sidescan-sonar
Theme_Keyword: high-resolution seismic
Theme_Keyword: geologic interpretation
Theme_Keyword: Holocene
Theme_Keyword: bedforms
Theme_Keyword: sand ridges
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: scientific interpretation
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
