40-m Hillshaded relief image produced from elevation of the late-Wisconsinan regressive unconformity beneath Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts (GeoTIFF Image; UTM, Zone 19N, WGS 84)

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: David S. Foster
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:

40-m Hillshaded relief image produced from elevation of the late-Wisconsinan regressive unconformity beneath Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts (GeoTIFF Image; UTM, Zone 19N, WGS 84)

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1220

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/ofr20141220
Online_Linkage:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1220/GIS_catalog/Stratigraphy/Ur/Urelevhs.zip

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Originator: Walter A. Barnhardt
Originator: William C. Schwab
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Brian D. Andrews
Originator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:

Shallow Geology, Sea-Floor Texture, Physiographic Zones, and Depositional History of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.1
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1220

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141220

Description:

Abstract:

Geologic, sediment texture, and physiographic zone maps characterize the sea floor of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. These maps were derived from interpretations of seismic-reflection profiles, high-resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, bottom photographs, and surficial sediment samples. The interpretation of the seismic stratigraphy and mapping of glacial and Holocene marine units provided a foundation on which the surficial maps were created. This mapping is a result of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to characterize the surface and subsurface geologic framework offshore of Massachusetts.

Purpose:

This data set contains a hillshaded image representing the depth to the top of glacial deposits. These data are useful for assessing relations between geologic framework and sea-bed morphology. The top of the glacial deposit surface is defined by the Ur/Ut unconformity. The late Wsconsinan regressive unconformity (Ur) and where Ur merges with the Holocene transgressive unconformity (Ut) defines the upper surface of glacial deposits.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20090528
Ending_Date: 20110831

Currentness_Reference:

ground condition of the source data that this interpretation is based on

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.128663
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.608699
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.692492
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.367663

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:1e881f3e-94ef-4106-b6e2-17fb2ed28f87

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Theme_Keyword: CZM
Theme_Keyword: Sea floor
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: Interpretation
Theme_Keyword: Seismic Interpretation
Theme_Keyword: Geologic Framework
Theme_Keyword: Regressive Unconformity
Theme_Keyword: Edgetech
Theme_Keyword: Esri binary grid
Theme_Keyword: EdgeTech
Theme_Keyword: 512i
Theme_Keyword: 424
Theme_Keyword: Knudsen
Theme_Keyword: 3200
Theme_Keyword: Boomer
Theme_Keyword: Seismic-reflection Profiles
Theme_Keyword: Depth to glacial deposits
Theme_Keyword: Hillshade image
Theme_Keyword: GeoTIFF

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: scientific interpretation
Theme_Keyword: geologic structure
Theme_Keyword: computational methods
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: marine geophysics
Theme_Keyword: marine geology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Buzzards Bay
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Westport
Place_Keyword: Dartmouth
Place_Keyword: New Bedford
Place_Keyword: Fairhaven
Place_Keyword: Mattapoisett
Place_Keyword: Marion
Place_Keyword: Wareham
Place_Keyword: Bourne
Place_Keyword: Falmouth
Place_Keyword: Woods Hole
Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands
Place_Keyword: Naushon Island
Place_Keyword: Gosnold
Place_Keyword: Cuttyhunk Island
Place_Keyword: Penikese Island

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Sea floor

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Not to be used for navigation. 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: David S. Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2271
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1220/GIS_catalog/Stratigraphy/Ur/Urelev_browse.png

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Browse image of Esri GeoTIFF representing the hillshade-relif image of the depth to glacial deposits beneath Buzzards Bay

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: James M. Robb
Originator: Robert N. Oldale
Publication_Date: 1977
Title: Preliminary geologic maps, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Issue_Identification: MF-889

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 2 sheets
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/mf/mf889/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Charles J. O'Hara
Originator: Robert N. Oldale
Publication_Date: 1980
Title:

Maps showing geology and shallow structure of eastern Rhode Island Sound and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
Issue_Identification: MF-1186

Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: 5 sheets
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1980/mf-1186/

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Chirp seismic-reflection data collected during USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center field activities 2009-002-FA, 2010-003-FA, 2010-004-FA, 2011-004-FA, and 2011-047-FA and boomer seismic-reflection data during USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center field activities 2010-047-FA and 2010-100-FA were used to interpret the geologic framework of Buzzards Bay

Completeness_Report:

All chirp and boomer seismic-reflection data collected during USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center field activities 2009-002-FA, 2010-003-FA, 2010-004-FA, 2010-047-FA, 2010-100-FA, 2011-004-FA , and 2011-013-FA were used to interpret the subsurface geologic units.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigational accuracy of the seismic-reflection data used for this interpretation was assumed to be ± 10 to 20 meters. Refer to seismic trackline metadata in Pendleton and others (2012; 2014), Turecek and others (2012),and Ackerman and others (2013) for specific seismic data acquisition parameters and accuracy reports. Additional navigational uncertainty in this interpretation arises from subjective digitizing of the seismic reflectors, sampling of the interpreted horizons at 20-m along track intervals prior to export from the seismic interpretation package.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pendleton, E.A.
Originator: Twichell, D.C.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Worley, C.R
Originator: Irwin, B.J.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:

High-resolution geophysical data from the sea floor surrounding the Western Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1184

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1184/

Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20100909
Ending_Date: 20100918

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Pendleton and others, 2012
Source_Contribution:

This report provided source geophysical (sidescan, bathymetry, and seismic-reflection profiles) for the area of Buzzards Bay surrounding the western Elizabeth Islands. High-resolution chirp seismic-reflection profiles were collected during U.S. Geological Survey field activity 2010-003-FA using an EdgeTech Geo-Star full spectrum sub-bottom (FSSB) system and SB-424 towfish. Thorough descriptions of acquisition and processing parameters for the survey are provided by Pendleton and others (2012) in the methods section and seismic-reflection metadata. Shallow geologic framework and surficial geology were interpreted from post-processed chirp seismic-reflection profiles.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Turecek, A.M.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Baldwin, W.E.
Originator: Barnhardt, W.A.
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:

High-resolution geophysical data collected within Red Brook Harbor, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, in 2009

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1091

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1091/

Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20090928
Ending_Date: 20091117

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Turecek and others, 2012
Source_Contribution:

This report provided the source geophysical (sidescan, bathymetry, and seismic-reflection profiles), sediment sample and bottom photograph data for Buzzards Bay in the area of Red Brook Harbor. Surveying was conducted aboard the R/V Rafael during U.S. Geological Survey field activity 2009-018-FA. Seismic reflection profiles were collected with a Knudsen Engineering, Ltd. (KEL) Chirp 3202 dual-frequency (centered at 3.5- and 200-kHz) Chirp system. Thorough descriptions of acquisition and processing parameters for the survey are provided by Turecek and others (2012) in the methods section and seismic-reflection metadata. Shallow geologic framework and surficial geology were interpreted from post-processed chirp seismic-reflection profiles.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Andrews, B.D.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Baldwin, W.E.
Originator: Schwab, W.C.
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:

High-Resolution Geophysical Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1002

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/

Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20040330
Ending_Date: 20110517

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Ackerman and others, 2013
Source_Contribution:

This report provided the source geophysical (sidescan, bathymetry, and seismic-reflection profiles) for Buzzards Bay. The mapping was conducted onboard the Megan T. Miller (2009, 2010) and the Scarlett Isabella (2011) during U.S. Geological Survey field activities 2009-002-FA , 2010-004-FA, and 2011-004-FA. Chirp seismic-reflection data were collected in the Buzzards Bay survey area using an EdgeTech Geo-Star FSSB subbottom profiling system and an SB-0512i towfish. Thorough descriptions of acquisition and processing parameters for each survey are provided by Ackerman and others (2013) in the methods section and seismic-reflection metadata. Shallow geologic framework was interpreted from post-processed chirp seismic-reflection profiles

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pendleton, E.A.
Originator: Andrews, B.D.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:

High-Resolution Geophysical Data From Sand Shoals of Vineyard Sound and the Sea Floor Surrounding the Eastern Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2013-1020

Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/

Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20100713
Ending_Date: 20110831

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Pendleton and others, 2014
Source_Contribution:

This report provided the source geophysical (sidescan, bathymetry, and seismic-reflection profiles) for Buzzards Bay in the area of Naushon Island and seismic-reflection profiles in northeast Buzzards Bay. These areas were surveyed with the RV Rafael in 2010 and 2011 during U.S. Geological Survey field activities 2010-047-FA and 2011-013. In 2010, seismic-reflection data were acquired with a boomer source and GeoEel 8-channel streamer. In 2011, high-resolution chirp seismic data were collected using a dual frequency (3.5 and 200 kHz) Knudsen Engineering Limited (KEL) Chirp 3202 system. Thorough descriptions of acquisition and processing parameters for each survey are provided by Pendleton and others (2014) in the methods section and seismic-reflection metadata. Shallow geologic framework and surficial geology were interpreted from post-processed chirp seismic-reflection profiles.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Chirp and boomer seismic-reflection data were interpreted using Landmark SeisWorks 2D (R5000) seismic interpretation software. Interpretation consisted of identifying and digitizing erosional unconformities defining the boundaries between Holocene, Pleistocene, and pre-Quaternary seismic units, and digitizing the extent over which each of the defined sub-surface seismic units crops out on the sea floor. The digitized sea floor was merged with the base of dredge spoil deposits. This surface was subtracted from the Ur/Ut (postglacial) unconformity. The isochron thickness (including zero values) was sampled at a 20-meter along track interval and exported from SeisWorks as ASCII text.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2012
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David S. Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-5488700 x2271
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The resultant text file was imported into ArcMap (9.3.1) as point features (easting, northing, thickness in ms) using the 'Add XY data' function, then saved as a point shapefile (UTM, Zone 19N, WGS84).

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David S. Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
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:

The new point shapefile was used as input for the ArcMap (9.3.1) Spatial Analyst tool 'Natural Neighbor' to create an interpolated grid of the isopach with a 40 meter cell size.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David S. Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
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:

Two-way travel time thickness was converted to thickness in meters with ArcMap (9.3.1) Spatial Analyst Tools "Raster Calculator". A velocity of 1500 m/s was used. This grid was added to the thickness of dredge spoil grid. The resulting grid was subtracted from the composite bathymetry grid (NAVD 88) to produce the elevation of Ur grid. This grid was clipped using ArcMap 9.3.1 Spatial Analysist Tools Extract by Mask to clip the grid to boundary of the seismic survey data.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David S. 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: 02543-1598
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:

ArcMap (9.3.1) Spatial Analyst 'Surface Analysis' was used to derive a hillshaded relief DEM (using the default parameters azimuth 315, altitude 45, z factor 1) from elevations of the Ur/Ut unconformity.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: All
Process_Date: 2104
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David S. 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: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2271
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov

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Process_Date: 20160513
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
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State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
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City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
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City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
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City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
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Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: David S. Foster
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2271
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dfoster@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:

Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, 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 U.S. Geological Survey 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:

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Format_Specification: raster image
Format_Information_Content:

WinZip v. 14.5 file contains an Esri GeoTIFF (and associated metadata) that defines the hillshade-relief image of the late-Wisconsinan regressive unconformity beneath Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

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Transfer_Size: 0.2

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1220/GIS_catalog/Stratigraphy/Ur/Urelevhs.zip

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http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1220/ofr2014-1220-data_catalog.html

Network_Resource_Name: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141220

Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

The GeoTiff contained in the zip file is available as an Esri GeoTIFF. To utilize this data, the user must have a GIS software package capable of reading GeoTIFF.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20240318
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: David S. Foster

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
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
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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