Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): David Foster
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Brian Andrews
Data Type(s): Sonar: Interferometric, Sonar: Multibeam, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Sound Velocity, Sonar: Sidescan
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sea floor mapping along the Elizabeth Islands, Middle Ground, Hedge Fence, and L'Hommedieu Shoals
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 2011-08-01
End Date: 2011-08-31
Equipment Used: Knudsen CHirp 3200, SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz, DGPS, HYPACK, Sensor - SVP, Klein 3000
Information to be Derived: Sea floor map;Bathymetric maps;Morphology;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Data were collected on 19 days during daylight ops on R/V Rafael between 2-31 Aug 2011.
Staff: Brian Andrews, Emile Bergeron, William Danforth, Barry Irwin, Eric Moore, Charles Worley
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Project = MCZM/B. Bay & Vineyard Sound,
Location:
Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;,
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.55434 | South: 41.42999 | West: -70.832 | East: -70.43871 |
Platform(s):
 Rafael |
Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Ackerman, S.D., and Twichell, D.C., 2014, Bathymetry of the waters surrounding the Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3286, scale 1:72,000 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3286).
Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S., 2014, High-resolution geophysical data collected aboard the U.S. Geological Survey research vessel Rafael to supplement existing datasets from Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1020, 6 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131020.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knudsen CHirp 3200 | Specifically the Knudsen 3202 | Sub Bottom Profiler | 2011-013-FA-SE-001-01 (Seismic Profile data (Knudsen) published in:
Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S. 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from sand shoals of Vineyard Sound and the seafloor surrounding the eastern Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1020, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/) |
| SEA SWATHplus-M 234 kHz | --- | Interferometric | 2011-013-FA-BA-001-01 (Final processed SWATHplus data are published in OFR 2013-1020
Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S. 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from sand shoals of Vineyard Sound and the seafloor surrounding the eastern Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1020, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/.) 2011-013-FA-SO-001-01 (Backscatter data (Klein and some SWATHplus) Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S. 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from sand shoals of Vineyard Sound and the seafloor surrounding the eastern Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1020, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/) |
| DGPS | --- | Navigation | |
| HYPACK | --- | Navigation | 2011-013-FA-LN-001-01 (Hypack navigation files are published in:
Pendleton, E.A., Andrews, B.D., Danforth, W.W., and Foster, D.S. 2013, High-resolution geophysical data from sand shoals of Vineyard Sound and the seafloor surrounding the eastern Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1020, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1020/.) |
| Sensor - SVP | --- | Sound Velocity | |
| Klein 3000 | --- | Sidescan |
