Abstract:
This part of DS 781 presents data for the bathymetry and shaded-relief maps of the Offshore of Bodega Head map area, California. Raster data file is included in "BathymetryHS_OffshoreBodegaHead.zip," which is accessible from
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreBodegaHead/data_catalog_OffshoreBodegaHead.html.
The bathymetry and shaded-relief maps of the Offshore of Bodega Head map area, California, were generated from bathymetry data collected by California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), and by Fugro Pelagos. Mapping was completed between 2007 and 2010, using a combination of 200-kHz and 400-kHz Reson 7125, and 244-kHz Reson 8101 multibeam echosounders, as well as 468-kHz SEA SWATHPlus interferometric system. These mapping missions combined to collect bathymetry (sheets 1, 2) from about the 10-m isobath to beyond the 3-nautical-mile limit of California State Waters.
Purpose:
To expand geologic mapping to the seafloor within the California's State
Waters, to update coastal geologic mapping, and to contribute to a uniform regional geologic database, which can be used geographic information systems. Additionally, to provide a geologic map for the public and geoscience community to aid in assessments and mitigation of geologic hazards in the Bodega Bay coastal region and to provide sufficient geologic information for land-use and land-management decisions both onshore and offshore. This information is not intended for navigational purposes.
Supplemental_Information:
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Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
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Place:
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Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: State of California
Place_Keyword: Bodega Bay
Place_Keyword: Sonoma County
Place_Keyword: Salmon Creek
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