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U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 702
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management OCS Study BOEM 2012–029

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In cooperation with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter—Outer Mainland Shelf, Eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California

By Peter Dartnell, David P. Finlayson, Andrew C. Ritchie, Guy R. Cochrane, and Mercedes D. Erdey

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In 2010 and 2011, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC), acquired bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data from the outer shelf region of the eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California. These surveys were conducted in cooperation with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). BOEM is interested in maps of hard-bottom substrates, particularly natural outcrops that support reef communities in areas near oil and gas extraction activity. The surveys were conducted using the USGS R/V Parke Snavely, outfitted with an interferometric sidescan sonar for swath mapping and real-time kinematic navigation equipment. This report provides the bathymetry and backscatter data acquired during these surveys in several formats, a summary of the mapping mission, maps of bathymetry and backscatter, and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata.

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  • GIS Data (Contains data catalog, metadata, and associated files)
  • This report is available only on the Web.

For additional information:
Contact Information, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
Pacific Science Center
400 Natural Bridges Drive
Santa Cruz, California 95060
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/

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Suggested citation:

Dartnell, P., Finlayson, D.P., Ritchie, A.C., Cochrane, G.R., and Erdey, M.D., 2012, Bathymetry and acoustic backscatter—outer mainland shelf, eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 702, 6 p., and GIS data. (Available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/702/.)


Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Mapping Mission

Geodetic Control

Data Processing

Merged bathymetry of the Santa Barbara Channel

Survey Results

Acknowledgments

References Cited