Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Publication_Date: 20231114
Title: RAW sound velocity profile data from a Minos X collected from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts during USGS Field Activity 2021-004-FA (PNG images, SVP text, and point shapefile, GCS WGS 84)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: PNG images, ASCII text, and Shapefile
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9GO90TI
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GO90TI
Online_Linkage: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/datarelease/10.5066-P9GO90TI/
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: David S. Foster
Originator: Charles R. Worley
Originator: Alexander R. Nichols
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: High-resolution geophysical and geological data collected from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts during USGS Field Activity 2021-004-FA
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9GO90TI
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: Suggested citation: Ackerman, S.D., Foster, D.S., Worley, C.R., and Nichols, A.R., 2023, High-resolution geophysical and geological data collected from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts during USGS Field Activity 2021-004-FA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GO90TI.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GO90TI
Online_Linkage: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/datarelease/10.5066-P9GO90TI/
Description:
Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) completed a bathymetric and shallow seismic-reflection survey during the period of June 9, 2021 to June 24, 2021 in water depths from 2 m to 30 m for a portion of the outer Cape Cod nearshore environment between Marconi and Nauset Beaches. The products from this survey will help to support white shark research on their shallow-water behavior in the dynamic nearshore environment at Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO). CACO visitors’ safety is threatened by interactions between the public and white sharks. This project provides CACO with baseline data and information on nearshore white shark habitat, specifically in the nearshore shoreface, bathymetric trough, and longshore bar. This data release provides the geophysical data collected from outer Cape Cod during USGS Field Activities 2021-002-FA in 2021.
Purpose: This dataset is used to display the locations of sound velocity profiles collected with AML Minos X SVP (sound velocity profiler) during survey 2021-004-FA from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The information contained within the sound velocity profiles is needed to account for refraction artifacts that may be present within raw swath bathymetric data. This dataset contains graphs of the raw sound velocity profile at each station location, as well as location in Geographic Coordinate System (GCS) WGS 84 latitude and longitude, time of day and date of collection.
Supplemental_Information: Support for 2021-004-FA was provided to the USGS from the National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore. Additional information on the field activities associated with this project are available at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2021-004-FA
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20210609
Ending_Date: 20210624
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.97640
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.91500
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.94240
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.78320
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:1ab80de8-c258-44b7-9260-506cc9191111
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Department of the Interior
Theme_Keyword: DOI
Theme_Keyword: Cape Cod National Seashore
Theme_Keyword: CACO
Theme_Keyword: National Park Service
Theme_Keyword: NPS
Theme_Keyword: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Theme_Keyword: CZM
Theme_Keyword: MassCZM
Theme_Keyword: field activity number 2021-004-FA
Theme_Keyword: moving vessel profiler
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: AML Minos X
Theme_Keyword: Esri shapefile
Theme_Keyword: RV Rafael
Theme_Keyword: SVP
Theme_Keyword: sound velocity profile
Theme_Keyword: SSP
Theme_Keyword: sound speed profile
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: sound velocity
Theme_Keyword: profiles
Theme_Keyword: ocean sciences
Theme_Keyword: navigational data
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Margin
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Orleans
Place_Keyword: Eastham
Place_Keyword: Wellfleet
Place_Keyword: Marconi Beach
Place_Keyword: Nauset Beach
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: 2021
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 as the originator of the dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/media/2022/10.5066-P9GO90TI/d3f2a087b27d4d02a49448a329dd8afa/2021-004-FA_SVP_data_browse.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image of sound speed profile locations collected from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Fofonoff, N.
Originator: Millard, R.
Publication_Date: 1983
Title: Algorithms for Computation of Fundamental Properties of Seawater
Series_Information:
Series_Name: UNESCO Tech. Pap. Mar. Sci.
Issue_Identification: 44
Online_Linkage: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/33549403_Algorithms_for_Computation_of_Fundamental_Properties_of_Seawater
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Sound velocity profiles were acquired with an AML Minos X Sound Velocity Profiler (SVP).
Completeness_Report: A total of 45 sound velocity profiles were collected during survey 2021-004-FA and are included in this dataset. Profiles are named sequentially beginning with the casts collected on the first day of surveying. Any gap in sequential numbering indicates invalid or unusable profile data (there is no data for casts 3, 9-11, 14, 19, and 25).
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation data were acquired using the WGS 84 coordinate system with an Applanix POS MV Wavemaster (model 220, V5), which blends Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) with acceleration data from a Motion Reference Unit (MRU) and GPS azimuthal heading. The POS MV was configured with two AeroAntenna Technologies GPS antennas located at either end of a 2-m baseline, which was oriented athwartship and mounted atop the aft end of cabin. Positioning data from these GPS receivers were recorded using HYPACK software version 19.0.6.0 during the entire geophysical survey and positions were used for SVP deployment locations. DGPS positions are horizontally accurate to 0.5 - 2 meters. However, offsets from the location of the SVP deployment point and the GPS antenna were not measured, and therefore the horizontal accuracy of the sound velocity profile locations is considered to be within 2 m.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Minos X depths are calculated by the AML SeaCast software (version 4.4); the software converts pressure sensor readings to depth using the standard formulas described in Fofonoff, N.P. and Millard, R.C., Jr., 1988, Algorithms for computation of fundamental properties of seawater, UNESCO Technical Papers in Marine Science, No. 44. The depths are estimated to be accurate to within 1 meter.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Sound Velocity Data in ASVP format
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20210609
Ending_Date: 20210624
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: raw sound velocity data
Source_Contribution: Sound speed profiles were collected to correct refraction artifacts in the multibeam bathymetric data that can occur due to changes in the speed of sound throughout the water column.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: The Minos X hand-deployed sound velocity profiler was deployed approximately 1-2 hours to collect sound velocity, pressure, and temperature profiles in the water column. AML SeaCast software (v. 4.4) was used to read the profile data from the Minos X, export all raw cast data to an AML SeaCast (.csv) formatted file, then edit the sound velocity profile to preserve only the downcast portion of the deployment and export it to a Kongsberg SIS ASCII (.asvp) formatted file.
Process_Date: 20210624
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Charles R Worley
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2250
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cworley@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description: A Python script (plotMVPsql_2021_004_py3) was used to read the ASVP data and plot the sound speed profile as speed of sound (meter/second) versus depth (meters). Position, Date, Time, and Profile ID were pulled from the ASVP header and written into the image (PNG) for reference. Within the same script, the Position, Julian day, Time, and Profile ID were also imported to a geospatial SQLite (version 3.26.0) database using the pyspatialite interface. The geographic positions were used to create point geometries for the station locations, and additional fields indicating survey ID, vessel ID, and device ID were added within the Python script. Lastly, the Python script also reformats the parsed ASVP data into sound velocity files that are ready for import into CARIS HIPS to be used for correcting refraction artifacts typically found in swath bathymetry data. The contact person for this and all subsequent processing steps below is Seth Ackerman.
Process_Date: 20210701
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sackerman@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description: The sound velocity cast locations were brought into QGIS (version 3.28) and then exported in Esri Shapefile format using the CRS WGS 84 (EPSG:4326).
Process_Date: 20221206
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 45
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000054863
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000007073695
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
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 2021-004-FA_SVP_data.shp
Entity_Type_Definition: Sound velocity locations collected from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts during USGS Field Activity 2021-004-FA.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lon
Attribute_Definition: Decimal degree longitude value in GCS WGS 84.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -69.976369
Range_Domain_Maximum: -69.915031
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lat
Attribute_Definition: Decimal degree latitude value in GCS WGS 84.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.783164
Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.942357
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SVP
Attribute_Definition: Name of sound velocity profile used to distinguish between casts. Profile names are in the format: Cast_0001, where 'Cast' indicates a sound velocity cast, '0001' indicates the incremental cast number (see note in the completeness report about missing/corrupt casts).
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date
Attribute_Definition: Month/Day/Year when the sound velocity cast was collected.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: JD_UTC
Attribute_Definition: Julian day and UTC time when the sound velocity cast was collected in the format: JD:HH:MM; Julian day is the integer number (although recorded here in text string format) representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year of collection.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SurveyID
Attribute_Definition: WHCMSC field activity identifier (e.g. "2021-004-FA" where 2021 is the survey year, 004 is survey number of that year, and FA is Field Activity).
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VehicleID
Attribute_Definition: Survey vessel name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DeviceID
Attribute_Definition: Device used to collect sound speed profile data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character set
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The PNG images can be hyperlinked to their shapefile location in ArcGIS using the field called SVP. The graphs show depth on the y-axis and speed of sound on the x-axis. The format of the CARIS SVP files is as follows: Header line 1:[SVP_VERSION_2] - the standard CARIS SVP header line; Header line 2:filename; Header line 3:Section YYYY-JJJ HH:MM:SS DD:MM:SS -DD:MM:SS where YYYY is the year, JJJ is the Julian day, HH:MM:SS is the UTC time, DD:MM:SS is the latitude (in degrees, minutes, seconds) and -DD:MM:SS is the longitude (in degrees, minutes, seconds). The header is followed by column data of depth (meters) and speed of sound (meters per second).
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Sound velocity profile data collected from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts during USGS Field Activity 2021-004-FA, using an AML Oceanographic Moving Vessel Profiler and an AML Minos X sound velocity profiler: includes the shapefile 2021-004-FA_SVP_data.shp, 45 PNG images representing all sound speed profiles graphically (2021-004-FA_SVP_Images.zip), 45 .svp ASCII files that represent all sound speed profile data (2021-004-FA_SVP_SVP.zip), a browse graphic (2021-004-FA_SVP_data_browse.jpg) and a Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) metadata file (2021-004-FA_SVP_data_meta.xml).
Distribution_Liability: Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: QGIS (version 3.28)
Format_Specification: Shapefile
Format_Information_Content: Shapefile of sound velocity profile data cast locations collected from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts during USGS Field Activity 2021-004-FA and the associated metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: Use any zip decompression utility. To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of viewing shapefiles.
Transfer_Size: 0.1
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/media/2022/10.5066-P9GO90TI/5730a4c0222749f2a7a6c2e17c8ca8e5/2021-004-FA_SVP_data.zip
Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/datarelease/10.5066-P9GO90TI/
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GO90TI
Access_Instructions: The data can be downloaded using the Network Resource Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the zipped file of data. The second and third links are to a landing page for the entire data release where the data, metadata, and browse graphic can be downloaded.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: SVP
Format_Version_Number: 1.0
Format_Specification: CARIS ASCII file format (SVP)
Format_Information_Content: The zip file contains CARIS SVP text files of sound speed profile data collected from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts during USGS Field Activity 2021-004-FA and the associated metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: Use any zip decompression utility
Transfer_Size: 0.4
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/media/2022/10.5066-P9GO90TI/5730a4c0222749f2a7a6c2e17c8ca8e5/2021-004-FA_SVP_data.zip
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Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GO90TI
Access_Instructions: The data can be downloaded using the Network Resource Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the zipped file of data. The second and third links are to a landing page for the entire data release where the data, metadata, and browse graphic can be downloaded.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: PNG
Format_Version_Number: ImageMagick (version 7.0.8-11)
Format_Specification: Portable Network Graphic (PNG)
Format_Information_Content: The zip file contains sound speed profile images of sound speed profile data collected from outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts during USGS Field Activity 2021-004-FA and the associated metadata.
File_Decompression_Technique: Use any zip decompression utility
Transfer_Size: 2.5
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/media/2022/10.5066-P9GO90TI/5730a4c0222749f2a7a6c2e17c8ca8e5/2021-004-FA_SVP_data.zip
Network_Resource_Name: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data-releases/datarelease/10.5066-P9GO90TI/
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GO90TI
Access_Instructions: The data can be downloaded using the Network Resource Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the zipped file of data. The second and third links are to a landing page for the entire data release where the data, metadata, and browse graphic can be downloaded.
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites: This zip file contains data available in shapefile, SVP and PNG formats. The user must have software capable of reading shapefile format to use these data. The SVP files can be read with a text editor. PNG files can be viewed with any PNG image viewing software. The zip files must be uncompressed in order to view the images.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20231114
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Seth Ackerman
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 x2315
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time