1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 40354

Dataset description: ridges1_SIM2840

Boulder ridges greater than or equal to 1 m high on the sea floor of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine region. The boulder ridges were identified using multibeam topographic imagery and backscatter intensity of the seabed and video and photographic images collected from 1994 to 2003.
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, scientific interpretation, geospatial datasets, marine geology
Formatshapefile
Amount<1 MB

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Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/sim/sim2840/ridges1-metadata.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
1994-004-FAOsprey camera system
Underwater video camera.
1994-014-FAOsprey camera system
Underwater video camera.
1995-012-FAVideo camera - deep sea
Generic video camera capable of deep sea deployments. Indicated when specific equipment is unknown or explained in the equipment usage.
1995-013-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1995-015-FACamera- deep sea
1995-036-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1996-025-FAVideo camera - deep sea
Generic video camera capable of deep sea deployments. Indicated when specific equipment is unknown or explained in the equipment usage.
1996-032-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1996-037-FAOsprey camera system
Underwater video camera.
1996-038-FAVideo camera - deep sea
Generic video camera capable of deep sea deployments. Indicated when specific equipment is unknown or explained in the equipment usage.
1996-043-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1997-020-FAOsprey camera system
Underwater video camera.
1997-033-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1998-017-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1999-011-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1999-024-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2000-011-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2000-065-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2001-060-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2003-014-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2004-010-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1999-006-FACamera- deep sea
2002-029-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1994-008-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1998-022-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1998-029-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1993-030-FA

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Mapridges1_footprint_SIM2840Footprint of boulder ridges greater than or equal to 1 m high on the sea floor of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine region published in SIM2840.