Faults--Offshore of San Gregorio Map Area, California

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: J.T. Watt
Originator: H.G. Greene
Originator: S.R. Hartwell
Originator: C.A. Endris
Originator: S.L. Ross
Originator: E.L. Phillips
Originator: B.E. Dieter
Publication_Date: 2013
Title: Faults--Offshore of San Gregorio Map Area, California
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Guy R. Cochrane
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: H. Gary Greene
Originator: Janet T. Watt
Originator: Nadine E. Golden
Originator: Charles A. Endris
Originator: Eleyne L. Phillips
Originator: Stephen R. Hartwell
Originator: Samuel Y. Johnson
Originator: Rikk G. Kvitek
Originator: Mercedes D. Erdey
Originator: Carrie .K. Bretz
Originator: Michael W. Mansion
Originator: Ray W. Sliter
Originator: Stephanie L. Ross
Originator: Brian E. Dieter
Originator: John L. Chin
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
California State Waters Map Series--Offshore of San Gregorio Map Area, California
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
Issue_Identification: SIM 3306
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sim3306>
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3306/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nadine E. Golden
Publication_Date: 2013
Title: California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: DS 781
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/>

Description:
Abstract:
This part of SIM 3306 presents data for the faults for the geologic and geomorphic map (see sheet 10, SIM 3306) of the Offshore of San Gregorio map area, California. The vector data file is included in "Faults_OffshoreSanGregorio.zip," which is accessible from <https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/OffshoreSanGregorio/data_catalog_OffshoreSanGregorio.html>.
The offshore San Gregorio map area lies about 15 to 25 km southwest of the San Andreas Fault, the dominant structure in the distributed transform boundary between the North American and Pacific plates. The map area straddles the right-lateral San Gregorio Fault zone, a prominent structure west of the San Andreas Fault in the broader San Andreas Fault system. The San Gregorio Fault zone occurs predominantly in the offshore and extends 400 km from Point Conception on the south to Bolinas and Point Reyes on the north (Dickinson and others, 2005), coming onland at coastal promontories such as Pescadero Point in the map area and Pillar Point, a few km north of Half Moon Bay (sheet 9). In the offshore, the San Gregorio Fault system forms a distributed shear zone about 2 to 4 km wide that includes two main diverging fault strands. The western strand (also known as the Frijoles Fault) extends offshore from Pescadero Point. The eastern strand (also known as the Coastways Fault or Seal Cove Fault), is mostly onshore in this map area. Cumulative lateral slip on the San Gregorio Fault zone is thought to range from 4 to 10 mm/yr in this region (U.S. Geological Survey, 2010). The western strand of the San Gregorio Fault zone (i.e., Frijoles Fault) forms the eastern boundary of the Pigeon Point high. Faults were primarily mapped by interpretation of seismic reflection profile data (see sheet 8, SIM 3306). The seismic reflection profiles were collected between 2007 and 2010.
References Cited
Dickinson, W.R., Ducea, M., Rosenberg, L.I., Greene, H.G., Graham, S.A., Clark, J.C., Weber, G.E., Kidder, S., Ernst, W.G., and Brabb, E.E., 2005, Net dextral slip, Neogene San Gregorio-Hosgri fault zone, coastal California: Geologic evidence and tectonic implications: Geological Society of America Special Paper 391, 43 p.
Purpose:
To expand geologic mapping to the seafloor within California's State Waters, to update coastal geologic mapping, and to contribute to a uniform regional geologic database. Additionally, to provide a geologic map for the public and geoscience community to aid in assessments and mitigation of geologic hazards in the San Gregorio 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:
Map political location: San Mateo County, California Compilation scale: 1:24,000 Base maps used are hillshades generated from IfSAR, LiDAR, and multibeam mapping both onshore and offshore (see sheet 2, SIM 3306, for more information).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2007
Ending_Date: 2010
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.492163
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.401585
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.391508
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.229776
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: Oceans > Bathymetry/SeafloorTopography > Bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Oceans > Bathymetry/SeafloorTopography > Seafloor Topography
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: State of California
Place_Keyword: San Gregorio
Place_Keyword: San Mateo County
Place_Keyword: Pescadero

Access_Constraints:
If physical samples or materials are available, constraints on their on-site access are described in "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at URL: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html>
Use_Constraints:
This information is not intended for navigational purposes.
Read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to data use. Uses of these data should not violate the spatial resolution of the data. Where these data are used in combination with other data of different resolution, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lowest resolution of all the data.
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Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document these data in nonproprietary form, as well as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some ArcInfo-specific terminology.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Stephen Hartwell
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7814
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831) 427-4748
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shartwell@usgs.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Browse_Graphic:

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Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Map elements were visually checked for overshoots, undershoots, duplicate features, and other errors by the lead authors and by the GIS technician(s) who created the digital database. Review drafts of the map were reviewed internally by at least two other geologists for consistency with basic geologic principles and general conformity to USGS mapping standards.
Completeness_Report:
Data are complete: no offshore features that could be accurately identified and represented at the compilation scale of 1:24,000 were eliminated or generalized. The smallest area represented is approximately 100 square meters. All geospatial database elements are attributed.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Faults were primarily mapped by interpretation of seismic reflection profile data (see sheet 8, SIM 3306).
Faults lines were digitized by heads-up screen digitization on to shot-point picks from seismic- line navigation data - each shot point has an associated lat/long in the survey data. Error is introduced from layback, as well as from interpretation of oblique features, so horizontal accuracy of fault and fold location is estimated to be on the order of 10 to 20 meters.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Seismic-reflection data acquisition data of field activity S-15-10-NC in offshore Pescadero from 08/02/2010 to 08/04/2010
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
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Online_Linkage:
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Type_of_Source_Media: ASCII lat/long shot point files
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20100802
Ending_Date: 20100804
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: S-15-10-NC
Source_Contribution:
Digital seismic data used to interpret subsurface geologic structure
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Faults were mapped onto shot lines based on the latitude and longitude of seismic picks from field activity S-15-10-NC.
Process_Date: 2011
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP)
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Geophysical data of field activity F-2-07-NC in Ano Nuevo to San Francisco from 03/22/2007 to 04/06/2007
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) , Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Online_Linkage: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/f-2-07-nc.fmeta.xml>
Online_Linkage:
<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/f/f207nc/html/f-2-07-nc.meta.html>
Type_of_Source_Media: ASCII lat/long shot point files
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20070322
Ending_Date: 20070406
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: F-2-07-NC
Source_Contribution:
Digital seismic data used to interpret subsurface geologic structure
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Faults were mapped onto shot lines based on the latitude and longitude of seismic picks from field activity F-2-07-NC.
Process_Date: 2011
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

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Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 10N

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123.0

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0

False_Easting: 500000.0

False_Northing: 0.0

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Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0001

Planar_Distance_Units: Meter

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Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 1984

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Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Faults
Entity_Type_Definition: lines representing mapped faults
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: This report
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Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FGDCRefNo
Attribute_Definition:
FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for geologic map symbolization
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Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 2013
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Contact_Person: Stephen R. Hartwell
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7814
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-427-4748
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shartwell@usgs.gov
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