1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Dataset description: MV_ACK_postGisopach

Holocene fluvial and estuarine (Qfe) and nearshore marine (Qmn) sediment thickness offshore of western and southern Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts derived from interpretations of seismic-reflection profiles, high-resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, bottom photographs, and surficial sediment samples.
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, sedimentation, unconsolidated deposits, Holocene, Pleistocene, scientific interpretation, geologic contacts, geologic structure, geospatial datasets, marine geology
FormatGeoTIFF
Amount<1 MB

Contacts

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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipmentHow equipment was used
2007-011-FA
2011-004-FA
2013-003-FA

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
MapMV_ACK_postG_isopach_footprintFootprint of Holocene fluvial and estuarine (Qfe) and nearshore marine (Qmn) sediment thickness offshore of western and southern Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Location of materials and files

Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P9E9EFNE/MV_ACK_postGisopach_meta.xml
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