High-resolution geophysical data collected along the Delmarva Peninsula in 2015, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2015-001-FA

Field activity number 2015-001-FA
Version 3.0
Area of operation Delmarva Peninsula
Dates 2015
Chief scientists Laura Brothers and Rob Thieler

Suggested citation: Sweeney, E.M., Pendleton, E.A., Ackerman, S.D., Andrews, B.D., Baldwin, W.E., Danforth, W.W., Foster, D.S., Thieler, E.R., and Brothers, L.L., 2015, High-resolution geophysical data collected along the Delmarva Peninsula 2015, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2015-001-FA (ver. 3.0, May 2016): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KK3

First posted December 30, 2015
Revised March 17, 2016, ver. 2.0
Revised May 31, 2016, ver. 3.0

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Abstract:The Delmarva Peninsula is a 220-kilometer-long headland, spit, and barrier island complex that was significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy in the fall of 2012. The U.S. Geological Survey conducted cruises during the summers of 2014 and 2015 to map the inner continental shelf of the Delmarva Peninsula using geophysical and sampling techniques to define the geologic framework that governs coastal system evolution at storm-event and longer timescales. Geophysical data collected during the cruises include swath bathymetric, sidescan sonar, chirp and boomer seismic reflection profiles, grab sample and bottom photograph data. More information about the USGS survey conducted as part of the Hurricane Sandy Response-- Geologic Framework and Coastal Vulnerability Study can be found at the project website or on the WHCMSC Field Activity Web pages:https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2015-001-FA and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2015-001-FA. Data collected during the 2014 survey can be obtained here: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MW2F60.

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Bathymetry

2015-001-FA_bathy
5-meter interferometric bathymetry data collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA (32-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_bathy.zip
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2015-001-FA_MVP-SVP_data
Location of sound velocity profiles along with profile plots collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA (PNG images, CSV text, ASVP text, and Esri point shapefile, GCS WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_MVP-SVP_data.zip
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2015-001-FA_bathytracks
Trackline navigation for swath interferometric bathymetry data collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA (Esri polyline shapefile, GCS WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_bathytracks.zip
23.2 MB

Backscatter

2015-001-FA_sss
1-meter resolution sidescan-sonar mosaic image collected by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA in 2015 (8-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_sss.zip
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2015-001-FA_ssstracks
Trackline navigation for Edgetech 4200 sidescan sonar data collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA (Esri polyline shapefile, GCS WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_ssstracks.zip
15.4 MB

Seismics

2015-001-FA_MCS_Images
PNG formatted images for multi-channel streamer seismic-reflection profiles collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA.
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2015-001-FA_MCS_images.zip
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2015-001-FA_MCS_Tracklines
Trackline navigation for multi-channel streamer seismic-reflection profiles collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA (Esri polyline shapefile, GCS WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_MCS_tracks.zip
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2015-001-FA_MCS_100rp
Reflection point navigation for multi-channel streamer seismic-reflection profiles collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA (Esri point shapefile, GCS WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_MCS_100rp.zip
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2015-001-FA_512i_Images
PNG formatted images of EdgeTech SB-512i chirp seismic-reflection data collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA.
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2015-001-FA_512i_images1of11.zip
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2015-001-FA_512i_images3of11.zip
2015-001-FA_512i_images4of11.zip
2015-001-FA_512i_images5of11.zip
2015-001-FA_512i_images6of11.zip
2015-001-FA_512i_images7of11.zip
2015-001-FA_512i_images8of11.zip
2015-001-FA_512i_images9of11.zip
2015-001-FA_512i_images10of11.zip
2015-001-FA_512i_images11of11.zip
2015-001-FA_512i_Tracklines
Trackline navigation for EdgeTech SB-512i chirp seismic-reflection data collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA (Esri polyline shapefile, GCS WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_5121_tracks.zip
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2015-001-FA_512i_500sht
Shot point navigation at even 500 shot intervals for EdgeTech SB-512i chirp seismic-reflection data collected in 2015 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA (Esri point shapefile, GCS WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA512i_500sht.zip
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Bottom Photographs

2015-001-FA_Photos
Location of bottom photographs along with images collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2015 along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA (JPEG images and Esri point shapefile, Geographic, WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_photos.zip
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Samples

2015-001-FA_Samples
Location and analyses of sediment samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2015 along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA (Esri point shapefile and CSV file, Geographic, WGS 84).
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2015-001-FA_samples.zip
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Navigation

2015-001-FA_HYPACK
Text files of the navigation logged with HYPACK Software during survey 2015-001-FA conducted along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD, and VA by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2015.
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2015-001-FA_HYPACK.zip
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