1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
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  3. Dataset 40496

Dataset description: 2016-018-FA_MCS_published

High-resolution multichannel seismic reflection data collected along the New England outer continental shelf, slope, and rise south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2016-018-FA. Includes shot coordinate navigation, common mid-point (CMP) coordinate and trackline navigation, profile images, and processed stack and raw SEG-Y trace data for approximately 212 km of multichannel seismic-reflection data in separate files.
Version1
Keywordsseismic reflection methods, sub-bottom profiling, navigational data, geospatial datasets, marine geology, marine geophysics
Data typesMultichannel
FormatSEG-Y; CSV; shapefile; PNG
Amount50 GB

Contacts

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Location of materials and files

Public fileshttps://doi.org/10.5066/P9R3VW5H
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/DRB_data_release/DRB_P9R3VW5H/2016-018-FA_MCS_meta.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2016-018-FAMultichannel seismics
As described by usage - or one of the following options 3.125 meter group, liquid filled, 16 channels (two 8-channel sections) 1.5 meter group, solid, 24 channels (three 8-channel sections) 6.25 meter group, liquid, 72 channels (nine 8-channel sections)

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Map2016-018-FA_MCS_cmptracklinesSimplified tracklines of multi-channel seismic data acquisition.