Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
Location and sediment texture information of surficial sediment samples collected within the New York Bight by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1995 - 1999 (Esri point shapefile, Geographic, WGS84)
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/
Description:
Abstract:
A better understanding of sediment dynamics in coastal
areas can be attained by mapping the surface sediment
distribution and subsurface stratigraphy of the lower
shoreface and inner-continental shelf. In 1995, the U.S.
Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, began a program to produce geologic
maps of the sea floor throughout the New York Bight Apex
using high-resolution sidescan-sonar, subbottom profiling,
and sediment sampling techniques. The goals of the investigation
are to investigate the role that inner-shelf
morphology and geologic framework play in the evolution
of the coastal region.
Purpose:
In 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in
cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE), began a program to generate reconnaissance maps of
the sea floor offshore of the New York - New Jersey metropolitan
area and within the southern Long Island nearshoe area. Our
methods include high-resolution sidescan sonar and
subbottom profiling techniques, along with surface grab and
vibracore sampling to verify the geophysical interpretations.
The goal of the investigation is to provide a regional synthesis of
the sea-floor environment, to determine regional-scale
availability of sand as a resource for beach nourishment
programs, and to investigate the role that inner-shelf
morphology and geologic framework have in the evolution
of the coastal region within the New York Bight Apex and southern
Long Island. Maps derived from interpretation of the subbottom
profiles show information on the geometry and distribution of the
Quaternary sediments and the underlying coastal-plain
unconformity. This seismic stratigraphy yields a regional
framework on which explanations of present (and past)
sediment movement, dispersal, and erosion processes are
based.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1995
Ending_Date: 1998
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.06
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.8000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.2322
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.15
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:009f6d5b-eaf7-4f72-9130-2b98e67033f6
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information Systems
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: WHFC
Theme_Keyword: United States Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Sea Floor Mapping
Theme_Keyword: Sea floor geology
Theme_Keyword: Surficial geology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: grain-size analysis
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: NY
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Place_Keyword: NJ
Place_Keyword: New York Bight
Place_Keyword: Mid-Atlantic Bight
Place_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone
Place_Keyword: EEZ
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Please recognize the USGS as the source of these data.
