Dataset description: Marine magnetic data

This part of the data release contains marine magnetic data that were collected aboard the R/V Snavely in 2017 on U.S. Geological Survey cruise 2017-686-FA offshore Oceanside, southern California. The magnetic field data were collected to characterize the surface and subsurface properties of the study area, including unconsolidated sediment thickness and subsurface sediment horizons.
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, geophysics, magnetic field (earth)
Data typesMagnetics
Formatshapefile, comma-delineated text, and TIFF
Amount13.1 MB

Contacts

Contact
Janet Tilden Watt

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
2017-686-FAMagnetometer
G882; marine magnetometer