Other ID: M-2-09-BZ
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Walter Barnhardt
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Seth Ackerman
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Multibeam, Sonar: Sidescan
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Geologic mapping of sea floor (geophysics only).
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 2009-05-26
End Date: 2009-06-18
Equipment Used: Real Time Kinematic GPS, Klein 3000, Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i, SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz
Information to be Derived: Sea floor map; Bathymetric maps;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: We collected geophysical data over approx. 3350 linear kilometers of tracklines. Full coverage bathymetry and backscatter data encompass approx. 350 sq. km, including 29 sq. km in eastern Vineyard Sound.
Staff: Seth Ackerman, Brian Andrews, Wayne Baldwin, Walter Barnhardt, Emile Bergeron, Brian Buczkowski, William Danforth, David Foster, Thomas O'Brien, Brenton B. Taylor
Affiliate Staff:
Danijela Vesovic (CCNY)
Notes: Original Center People field contained: Leg 1 (26 May - 07 June): Walter Barnhardt, Emile Bergeron, Tom OBrien, Brent Taylor, Brian Andrews, Seth Ackerman; Leg 2 (07 June - 18 June): Dave Foster, Emile Bergeron, Bill Danforth, Brent Taylor, Wayne Baldwin, Brian Buczkowski, and Danijela Vesovic (CCNY).
Project = Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM) Sea Floor Mapping - Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM) Sea Floor Mapping - Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound
Location:
Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.8 | South: 41.2 | West: -71.3 | East: -70.6 |
Platform(s):
 Megan T Miller |
Ackerman, S.D., Andrews, B.D., Foster, D.S., Baldwin, W.E., and Schwab W.C. 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf—Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1002, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121002.
Andrews, B.D., Ackerman, S.D., Baldwin, W.E., Foster, D.S., and Schwab, W.C., 2014, High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf at Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts (ver. 2.0, September 2014): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1006, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121006.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Time Kinematic GPS | --- | Navigation | 2009-002-FA-LN-001 (Hypack navigation data: raw navigation files for each day, plus directory for entire HYPACK project.) |
| Klein 3000 | --- | Sidescan | 2009-002-FA-SO-001 (Klein 3000 sidescan sonar backscatter for Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound.) 2009-002-FA-SO-002 (DVD ROM disk of JD148,SUBX,KLEIN,512I, JD149,512I,KLEIN, JD149-150,KLEIN, JD150,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,KLEIN, JD149,152-153,SWATH+, JD153,SWATH+,512I, JD153-155,KLEIN,512I, JD154-155,SWATH+, JD154-155,SWATH+, KLEIN, JD155-156,SWATH+, JD155-156,KLEIN, JD156-157,512I,KLEIN, JD157-158,SWATH+, JD158-159,SWATH+,512i, JD158-159,512i,KLEIN, JD159-161,512i,KLEIN, JD159-160, SWATH+, JD159-160, SWATH+,KLEIN, JD161-162, 512i, KLEIN, JD163, SWATH+,512I, JD163-164, KLEIN, JD164,SWATHPLUS,KLEIN, JD164-165,SWATHPLUS,512I, JD165-166,512I,KLEIN, JD166-167,SWATH+,KLEIN, JD167-168,KLEIN,512I,SWATH+, JD168,KLEIN,SWATH+, JD168-169512I,KLEIN,SWATH+, ) |
| Edgetech chirp subbottom profiler 512i | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | 2009-002-FA-SE-001 (Edgetech 512i Chirp subbottom seismic reflection data for Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound.) 2009-002-FA-SE-002 (DVD ROM disk of JD148,SUBX,KLEIN,512I, JD149,512I,KLEIN, JD149-150,KLEIN, JD150,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,KLEIN, JD149,152-153,SWATH+, JD153,SWATH+,512I, JD153-155,KLEIN,512I, JD154-155,SWATH+, JD154-155,SWATH+, KLEIN, JD155-156,SWATH+, JD155-156,KLEIN, JD156-157,512I,KLEIN, JD157-158,SWATH+, JD158-159,SWATH+,512i, JD158-159,512i,KLEIN, JD159-161,512i,KLEIN, JD159-160, SWATH+, JD159-160, SWATH+,KLEIN, JD161-162, 512i, KLEIN, JD163, SWATH+,512I, JD163-164, KLEIN, JD164,SWATHPLUS,KLEIN, JD164-165,SWATHPLUS,512I, JD165-166,512I,KLEIN, JD166-167,SWATH+,KLEIN, JD167-168,KLEIN,512I,SWATH+, JD168,KLEIN,SWATH+, JD168-169512I,KLEIN,SWATH+, ) |
| SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz | --- | Interferometric | 2009-002-FA-BA-001-03 (Swath bathymetric data processed to ESRI ArcView grid.) 2009-002-FA-BA-001-01 (Swath bathymetric data processed to CARIS BASE surface.) 2009-002-FA-BA-001-02 (Swath bathymetric data processed to ASCII XYZ data.) 2009-002-FA-BA-001 (SEA SwathPlus bathymetric data for Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound: approx. 350 sq. mi.) 2009-002-FA-BA-002 (DVD ROM disk of JD148,SUBX,KLEIN,512I, JD149,512I,KLEIN, JD149-150,KLEIN, JD150,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,SWATH+,512I, JD151-152,KLEIN, JD149,152-153,SWATH+, JD153,SWATH+,512I, JD153-155,KLEIN,512I, JD154-155,SWATH+, JD154-155,SWATH+, KLEIN, JD155-156,SWATH+, JD155-156,KLEIN, JD156-157,512I,KLEIN, JD157-158,SWATH+, JD158-159,SWATH+,512i, JD158-159,512i,KLEIN, JD159-161,512i,KLEIN, JD159-160, SWATH+, JD159-160, SWATH+,KLEIN, JD161-162, 512i, KLEIN, JD163, SWATH+,512I, JD163-164, KLEIN, JD164,SWATHPLUS,KLEIN, JD164-165,SWATHPLUS,512I, JD165-166,512I,KLEIN, JD166-167,SWATH+,KLEIN, JD167-168,KLEIN,512I,SWATH+, JD168,KLEIN,SWATH+, JD168-169512I,KLEIN,SWATH+, ) |
