High-Resolution Seismic-Reflection Boomer Profiles in SEG-Y and JPEG Formats From Cruise RAFA08034 off Edgartown, Massachusetts (08034_BOOMERPROFILES)

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Larry Poppe
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:

High-Resolution Seismic-Reflection Boomer Profiles in SEG-Y and JPEG Formats From Cruise RAFA08034 off Edgartown, Massachusetts (08034_BOOMERPROFILES)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: SEG-Y and JPEG
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1001

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/ofr20091001
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/html/catalog.html
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/data/seismic/boomer/segy/
Online_Linkage:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/data/seismic/boomer/jpeg_files/

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: D.S. Foster
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: S.J. Williams
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: M.S. Moser
Originator: K.A. Glomb
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:

Geological Interpretation of the Sea Floor Offshore of Edgartown, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1001

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/

Description:

Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of the Massachusetts coastline, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretive data layers were derived from the combined single-beam and multibeam echo-sounder data and sidescan-sonar data collected in the vicinity of Edgartown Harbor, Massachusetts. During August 2008 seismic-reflection profiles (Boomer and Chirp) were acquired, and during September 2008 bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of two ground-truth reconnaissance surveys.

Purpose:

To release the Boomer seismic profiles collected to ground-truth acoustic data (combined single-beam and multibeam bathymetry and sidescan-sonar imagery) collected during NOAA hydrographic survey H11346. The Boomer data were collected to interpret the deeper stratigraphy beneath Edgartown Harbor.

Supplemental_Information:

For more information on the seismic surveys see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2008-034-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.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20080820

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.548292
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.434536
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.454708
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.385917

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:b30757bb-3a6e-4eaf-8fbc-0fdb88488305

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: RV Rafael
Theme_Keyword: SEG-Y format
Theme_Keyword: high-resolution seismic-reflection
Theme_Keyword: seismic profiles
Theme_Keyword: subbottom
Theme_Keyword: Boomer
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 08034
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2009-1001
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2009-1001
Theme_Keyword: JPEG format
Theme_Keyword: segy

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
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: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Nantucket Sound
Place_Keyword: northeast United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Edgartown
Place_Keyword: Edgartown Harbor
Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. 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: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/data/seismic/boomer/gif_files/line-0001.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Browse graphic showing boomer high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles collected during RV Rafael cruise 08034.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/data/seismic/boomer/gif_files/line-0002.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Browse graphic showing boomer high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles collected during RV Rafael cruise 08034.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/data/seismic/boomer/gif_files/line-0003.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Browse graphic showing boomer high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles collected during RV Rafael cruise 08034.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/data/seismic/boomer/gif_files/line-0004.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Browse graphic showing boomer high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles collected during RV Rafael cruise 08034.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/data/seismic/boomer/gif_files/line-0004.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Browse graphic showing boomer high-resolution seismic-reflection profiles collected during RV Rafael cruise 08034.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: C.J. O'Hara
Originator: R.N. Oldale
Publication_Date: 1987
Title:

Maps showing the geology, shallow structure, and bedform morphology of Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Issue_Identification: MF-1911

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/mf1911

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Barnum, S.R.
Originator: Brennan, R.T.
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:

Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes in the vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1004

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: SEG Technical Standards Committee
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: SEG Y rev 1 Data Exchange format
Edition: 1.0
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tulsa, OK
Publisher: Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Online_Linkage: http://www.seg.org/documents/10161/77915/seg_y_rev1.pdf

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.

Completeness_Report:

All available Boomer data along seismic acquisition lines collected during the RV Rafael cruise 08034 is included in this data set.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by DGPS; positional accuracy to less than 10 m. The Boomer source was towed astern and to the port side of the RV Rafael on the water surface. The single-channel hydrophone streamer was towed astern and to the starboard side and approximately 0.5 meters below the water surface. The layback offset was accounted for in the positional data recorded in the SEG-Y headers. The layback position was 8 meters aft of the vessel.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The vertical position was local sea level and there have been no corrections to a datum or for tidal variations.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

High-resolution Boomer seismic-reflection data were collected August 20 aboard the Research Vessel Rafael. The seismic data were acquired digitally along 5 lines totaling approximately 27.6 km with a GeoAcoustics Boomer source, GeoAcoustics power supply, Benthos AQ4 single-channel streamer, and Chesapeake Systems SonarWiz v4.03.0089 acquisition software. The Boomer was fired at a rate of 0.5 seconds at a power output of 175 joules. The received signal was filtered between 100-3000 Hz with a Geopulse receiver. The trace data recorded for 266 ms with a sample rate of 0.533 ms in standard SEG-Y format.

Process_Date: 20080820
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. 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: 508-548-8700 x2271
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

A Unix shell script was run that used Seismic Unix v4.0 to read the SEG-Y files and plot the data as 8-bit gray scale Postscript files using the Seismic Unix 'psimage' algorithm at a scale of 4.16 ms per inch and 100 traces per inch. The Postscript images were then converted to JPEG format with Imagemagick 5.5.6

Process_Date: 20080821
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. 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: 508-548-8700 x2271
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@noaa.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 an online linke for a cross-reference and fixed the online link for another cross-reference. The source information only contained a date, so was deleted. The geographic coordinate units were listed as seconds of arc, which violates the standard. The value was changed to decimal degrees. The assumption is that seconds of arc refers to information in the SEG-Y header. Added a digital form so that the JPEG and SEG-Y each had a section. 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.

Process_Date: 20170207
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:

Keywords section of metadata optimized for discovery in USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Data Catalog.

Process_Date: 20171203
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: 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:

Supplemental information was added, as well as more information in the distribution to provide another source of where to get the SEG-Y data.

Process_Date: 20171204
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:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000003
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000003
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
Depth_Resolution: 0.001
Depth_Distance_Units: milliseconds
Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

This data set includes boomer seismic-reflection data in SEG-Y and JPEG formats collected along 5 lines in the vicinity of Edgartown, offshore Massachusetts. The seismic data were collected during USGS survey 08034, conducted August 18-20, 2008. Each profile is available as a binary file in Society of Exploration Geophysicists SEG-Y rev 1 format. A SEG-Y file consists of 1) a 3200-byte file identification record of EBCDIC encoded general information; 2) a 400-byte binary record with information such as sample rate and record length specific to the data set; and 3) multiple records, one seismic reflection trace per record. Each trace record is preceded by a 240-byte "trace header" containing information such as trace number and acquisition day and time specific to each trace. The trace data are represented as a time series of unitless 32-bit IEEE real numbers proportional to the reflection coefficient. The SEG-Y file is useful only if you have access to specialized software designed to process and display seismic reflection data. **In the original metadata, the Geographic_Coordinate_Units were listed as seconds of arc, which violates the standard. The assumption is that seconds of arc refers to information in the SEG-Y header.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: http://www.seg.org/documents/10161/77915/seg_y_rev1.pdf

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
Contact_Organization: U.S. 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: 508-548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:

Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS or NOAA in the use of these data or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: JPEG
Format_Version_Number: Information unavailable from original metadata.
Format_Specification: Joint Photographic Experts Group image

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/data/seismic/boomer/jpeg_files/

Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/html/catalog.html

Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW)

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD
Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.7
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes

Recording_Format: UDF

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SEG-Y
Format_Version_Number: 1
Format_Specification: SEG-Y rev. 1

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/data/seismic/boomer/segy/
Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/html/catalog.html
Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/2008_034_FA_b/

Access_Instructions:

Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW). The third link is another source of the SEG-Y data and may not be exactly the same as the data available from the first online link.

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD
Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.7
Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes

Recording_Format: UDF

Fees: none

Technical_Prerequisites:

Use of SEG-Y data requires specialized software capable of reading SEG-Y standard files. The user must have software capable of viewing standard JPEG files.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2009

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240318
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. 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: 508-548-8700 x2271
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: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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