AKA: none
Other ID: S-8-09-NC,CSW phase 2
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): California State Waters, Phase 2 shelf mapping (MU033)
Principal Investigator(s): John Chin, Samuel Johnson
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): John Chin
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Seismics: Sparker, Visual Identification: Species ID
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map shallow subsurface sediment and structures in CA state waters
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Sausalito, CA
End Port/Location: Bodega Bay, CA
Start Date: 2009-09-08
End Date: 2009-09-30
Equipment Used: GPS, sparker, Marine Mammal Observation
Information to be Derived: Thickness of unconsolidated sediment, Depth to unconformity, Location of faults and structures
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Stinson Beach to Point Arena (CA)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 38.70918 | South: 37.59062 | West: -123.521 | East: -122.30893 |
Platform(s):
 Parke Snavely |
Johnson, S.Y., Dartnell, P., Golden, N.E., Hartwell, S.R., Erdey, M.D., Greene, H.G., Cochrane, G.R., Kvitek, R.G., Manson, M.W., Endris, C.A., Dieter, B.E., Watt, J.T., Krigsman, L.M., Sliter, R.W., Lowe, E.N., and Chin, J.L., 2015, California State Waters Map SeriesâOffshore of Salt Point, California: In: Johnson, S.Y., and Cochran, S.A. (Eds.). U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1098.
Sliter, R.W., Johnson, S.Y., Chin, J.L., Allwardt, P., Beeson, J., and Triezenberg, P.J., 2016, High-resolution seismic-reflection data from offshore northern California â Bolinas to Sea Ranch: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016-1058, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2016/1058/.
FAN S809NC has data viewable in the GeoMappApp/Virtual Ocean applications. To view this data in these applications go to http://www.geomapapp.org/ and http://www.virtualocean.org/. See the instructions for locating USGS data in these applications. You can also view the imagery created from the SEGY data at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/images.php?cruise=S809NC.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | --- | Navigation | Global positioning system (GPS) data s-8-09-nc.061 (Provisional best file) Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format |
| sparker | --- | Sparker | Survey information pt7.sparker.sgy.zip data s-8-09-nc.pt7.sparker.sgy.zip (Provisional best file) Seismic FFID/Shot/CDP data s-8-09-nc.410_sparker (Provisional best file) pt1.sparker.sgy.zip data s-8-09-nc.pt1.sparker.sgy.zip (Provisional best file) pt2.sparker.sgy.zip data s-8-09-nc.pt2.sparker.sgy.zip (Provisional best file) pt3.sparker.sgy.zip data s-8-09-nc.pt3.sparker.sgy.zip (Provisional best file) pt4.sparker.sgy.zip data s-8-09-nc.pt4.sparker.sgy.zip (Provisional best file) pt5.sparker.sgy.zip data s-8-09-nc.pt5.sparker.sgy.zip (Provisional best file) pt6.sparker.sgy.zip data s-8-09-nc.pt6.sparker.sgy.zip (Provisional best file) Folds--Offshore of Bodega Head Map Area, California (This part of DS 781 presents data for folds for the geologic and geomorphic map of the Offshore of Bodega Head map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Folds_OffshoreBodegaHead.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreBodegaHead/data_catalog_OffshoreBodegaHead.html.) Faults--Offshore of Bodega Head Map Area, California (This part of DS 781 presents data for faults for the geologic and geomorphic map of the Offshore of Bodega Head map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Faults_OffshoreBodegaHead.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreBodegaHead/data_catalog_OffshoreBodegaHead.html.) Faults--Drakes Bay and Vicinity, California (This part of DS 781 presents data of faults for the geologic and geomorphologic map of the Drakes Bay and Vicinity map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Faults_DrakesBay.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/DrakesBay/data_catalog_DrakesBay.html. ) Folds--Drakes Bay and Vicinity Map Area, California (This part of DS 781 presents data of folds for the geologic and geomorphologic map of the Drakes Bay and Vicinity map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Folds_DrakesBay.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/DrakesBay/data_catalog_DrakesBay.html. ) Folds--Offshore of Fort Ross Map Area, California (This part of DS 781 presents data for folds for the geologic and geomorphic map of the Offshore of Fort Ross map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Folds_OffshoreFortRoss.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreFortRoss/data_catalog_OffshoreFortRoss.html.) Faults--Offshore of Fort Ross Map Area, California (This part of DS 781 presents fault data for the geologic and geomorphic map of the Offshore of Fort Ross map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Faults_OffshoreFortRoss.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreFortRoss/data_catalog_OffshoreFortRoss.html. ) Faults--Offshore of Point Reyes Map Area, California (This part of DS 781 presents fault data for the geologic and geomorphic map of the Offshore of Point Reyes map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Faults_OffshorePointReyes.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshorePointReyes/data_catalog_OffshorePointReyes.html.) Folds--Offshore of Point Reyes Map Area, California (This part of DS 781 presents fold data for the geologic and geomorphic map of the Offshore of Point Reyes map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Folds_OffshorePointReyes.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshorePointReyes/data_catalog_OffshorePointReyes.html. ) Faults--Offshore of Salt Point Map Area, California (This part of DS 781 presents data for faults for the geologic and geomorphic map of the Offshore of Salt Point map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Faults_OffshoreSaltPoint.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreSaltPoint/data_catalog_OffshoreSaltPoint.html. ) Folds--Offshore of Salt Point Map Area, California (This part of DS 781 presents data for folds for the geologic and geomorphic map of the Offshore of Salt Point map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Folds_OffshoreSaltPoint.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreSaltPoint/data_catalog_OffshoreSaltPoint.html. ) Depth to Transition--Salt Point to Drakes Bay, California (This part of DS 781 presents data for the depth-to-transition map of the Salt Point to Drakes Bay, California, region. The raster data file is included in "DepthToTransition_SaltPointToDrakesBay.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/SaltPointToDrakesBay/data_catalog_SaltPointToDrakesBay.html. As part of the USGS's California State Waters Mapping Project, a 20-m grid of depth to the transgressive surface of the last glacial maximum was generated for the areas within the 3-nautical mile limit between Salt Point and Drakes Bay was generated from seismic-reflection data collected in 2009 supplemented with outcrop and geologic structure from DS 781. The resulting grid covers an area of approximately 717 sq km. The depth to the transgressive surface of the Last Glacial Maximum ranges between 4 and 78 meters.) Isopachs--Salt Point to Drakes Bay, California (This part of DS 781 presents data for the isopachs for the Salt Point to Drakes Bay, California, region. The vector data file is included in "Isopachs_SaltPointToDrakesBay.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/SaltPointToDrakesBay/data_catalog_SaltPointToDrakesBay.html. As part of the USGS's California Seafloor Mapping Program, a 20-m grid of sediment thickness for the seafloor within the 3-nautical-mile limit of California's State Waters between Salt Point and Drakes Bay was generated from seismic-reflection data collected in 2009 supplemented with outcrop and geologic structure from sheet DS 781. The resulting grid covers an area of approximately 600 sq km. The volume of sediment accumulated since the Last Glacial Maximum is approximately 9,000 million cubic meters. Contours at 2.5-meter intervals were derived from this grid.) Sediment Thickness--Salt Point to Drakes Bay, California (This part of DS 781 presents data for the sediment-thickness map of the Salt Point to Drakes Bay, California, region. The raster data file is included in "SedimentThickness_SaltPointToDrakesBay.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/SaltPointToDrakesBay/data_catalog_SaltPointToDrakesBay.html. As part of the USGS's California State Waters Mapping Project, a 20-m grid of sediment thickness for the seafloor within the 3-nautical mile limit between Salt Point and Drakes Bay was generated from seismic-reflection data collected in 2009 supplemented with outcrop and geologic structure from DS 781. The resulting grid covers an area of approximately 717 sq km. The volume of sediment accumulated since the Last Glacial Maximum is approximately 6,800 million cubic meters. Contours at 2.5-meter intervals were derived from this grid.) Transgressive Contours--Salt Point to Drakes Bay, California (This part of DS 781 presents data for the transgressive contours for the Salt Point to Drakes Bay, California, region. The vector file is included in "TransgressiveContours_SaltPointToDrakesBay.zip," which is accessible from https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/SaltPointToDrakesBay/data_catalog_SaltPointToDrakesBay.html. As part of the USGS's California State Waters Mapping Project, a 20-m grid of depth to the transgressive surface of the last glacial maximum was generated for the areas within the 3-nautical mile limit between Salt Point and Drakes Bay was generated from seismic-reflection data collected in 2009 supplemented with outcrop and geologic structure from DS 781. The resulting grid covers an area of approximately 550 sq km. The depth to the transgressive surface of the Last Glacial Maximum ranges between 0 and 102 meters.) |
| Marine Mammal Observation | --- | Species ID | Survey information |
