Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter: Northern Santa Barbara Channel, Southern California
Data Catalog
This report contains bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data collected in the northern Santa Barbara Channel, southern California, offshore Refugio and El Capitan Beach State Parks. The data were collected in the summer of 2008 by the U.S. Geological Survey using a bathymetric sidescan system.
The table below profides the bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data in a number of different formats. To download the files click on the "File Name" links. To view an example image of the data, click on the "Quick View" links.
These data are provided in UTM, zone 10, NAD83 coordinates, vertically referenced to NAVD88.
| File Name | Description | Quick View | Metadata |
| bathyXYZ.zip (154 Mb) | Bathymetry data in XYZ format (x-coord, y-coord, depth) | bathy.jpg (20 Kb) | Text, HTML, FAQ, XML |
| bathyTIFF.zip (8 Mb) | Shaded relief bathymetry image in GeoTIFF format with accompanying world (.tfw) file | See Above | See Above |
| bathyASC.zip (98 Mb) | Bathymetry data in ASCIIRASTER format with accompaning projection (.prj) file | See Above | See Above |
| File Name | Description | Quick View | Metadata |
| backscXYZ.zip (197 Mb) | Acoustic backscatter data in XYZ format (x-coord, y-coord, intensity) | Text, HTML, FAQ, XML | |
| backscTIFF.zip (52 Mb) | Acoustic backscatter imagery in GeoTIFF format with accompanying world (.tfw) file | See Above | See Above |
| backscASC.zip (101 Mb) | Acoustic backscatter data in ASCIIRASTER format with accompanying projection (.prj) file | See Above | See Above |
For more information contact: Peter Dartnell
