Abstract:
From 4 November to 3 December 1985 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a single cruise to map the entire sea-floor of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As in earlier EEZ reconnaissance surveys, the USGS utilized the GLORIA (Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic) sidescan-sonar system to complete the geologic mapping. The collected GLORIA data were processed and digitally mosaicked to produce continuous imagery of the sea-floor. A total of 9 digital mosaics of a 2 degree by 2 degree (or smaller) area with a 50-meter pixel resolution were completed for the U.S. Puerto Rico EEZ.
Purpose:
This remote sensing image of the sea-floor is a reduced-resolution (250-meter) composite mosaic of the 9 mosaics created from the Puerto Rico U.S. EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar data.
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Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic
Theme_Keyword: GLORIA
Theme_Keyword: GeoTIFF image
Theme_Keyword: grey scale image
Theme_Keyword: sidescan-sonar mosaic
Theme_Keyword: composite mosaic
Theme_Keyword: backscatter
Theme_Keyword: acoustic reflectivity
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: 250-meter
Theme_Keyword: Albers Equal Area
Theme_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone
Theme_Keyword: EEZ
Theme_Keyword: WHSC serial number 85039
Theme_Keyword: WHSC cruise identifier FRNL85-4
Theme_Keyword: WHSC cruise identifier FRNL85LEG4
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Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords, Version 6.0.0.0.0
Theme_Keyword: Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Acoustic Reflectivity
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Theme_Keyword: ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS
Theme_Keyword: GLORIA > Geological Long-Range Inclined ASDIC
Theme_Keyword: SIDE-SCAN SONAR
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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: distributions
Theme_Keyword: physical habitats and geomorphology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) Keywords
Theme_Keyword: seabed
Theme_Keyword: Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Theme_Keyword: sidescan sonar
Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics
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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: sidescan sonar
Theme_Keyword: image mosaics
Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor characteristics
Theme_Keyword: sea-floor acoustic reflectivity
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Theme_Keyword: Marine Oceanic
Theme_Keyword: Continental/Island Rise
Theme_Keyword: Continental/Island Slope
Theme_Keyword: Marine Basin Floor
Theme_Keyword: Trench
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Trench
Place_Keyword: Muertos Trough
Place_Keyword: Mona Canyon
Place_Keyword: Virgin Island Shelf
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: continental slope
Place_Keyword: continental rise
Place_Keyword: continental margin
Place_Keyword: continental shelf
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Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea
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Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Puerto Rico
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Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands
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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS)
Place_Keyword: Greater Antilles Ecoregion
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS)
Stratum_Keyword: Substrate
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