Geophysical Surveys of Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho, September, 2002 - Bathymetry Tracklines

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• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2003

Title:

Geophysical Surveys of Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho, September, 2002 - Bathymetry Tracklines

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Data

Description:

Abstract:

Bear Lake is a tectonic lake that has existed for at least several hundred thousand years. The lake basin is a relatively simple half graben, a spoon-shaped depression tilted toward the main fault on the east side of the lake. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with researchers from several universities, has been studying the sediments of Bear Lake since 1996. The general purpose of this effort is to reconstruct past limnological conditions and regional climate on a range of timescales, from hundreds of years to hundreds of thousands of years. This research relates to a variety of human concerns, including water usage in the Bear River basin. Past work has included several coring operations, a seismic-reflection survey, sediment-trap deployments, a barge-mounted drilling operation with the GLAD800 drill rig, and a variety of other studies. The objectives of the September, 2002 operations, preliminarily reported here, were (1) to compile a detailed bathymetric map of the lake using swath-mapping techniques, in order to provide baseline data for a variety of applications and studies, and (2) to complete a sidescan-sonar survey of the lake, providing a nearly complete acoustic image of the lake floor. Limited amounts of subbottom acoustic-reflection data (chrip) were also collected, along with samples of lake-floor sediments representative of different kinds of backscatter patterns. These surveys followed an earlier subbottom acoustic-reflection survey (1997), using boomer and 3.5 kHz systems (S. M. Colman, unpublished data).

Purpose:

The bathymetric contours will be used as a reference for depth information within Bear Lake, Utah-Idaho. No bathymetric surveys have been conducted in the Lake since the 1970's. This dataset represents the most up-to-date bathymetric information for the area.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20020904

Ending_Date: 20020916

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.5

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.17

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.2

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.08

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: bathymetry

Theme_Keyword: swath bathymetry

Theme_Keyword: interferometry

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Theme_Keyword: CMGP

Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Bear Lake

Place_Keyword: Utah

Place_Keyword: Idaho

Place_Keyword: Western Lakes

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: United States

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

Bathymetry is not to be used for navigational purposees. The USGS asks to be referenced in any use of these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jane F. Denny

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2311

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

These data are internally consistent; all data were acquired with an SEA 2000 Series Submetrix interferometric sonar.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

These data are were checked for consistency by plotting the point data with the contoured surface and eliminating suprious and anomolous soundings.

Completeness_Report: These data are complete.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

All navigation data were acquired using the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), a GPS-based navigation and landing system providing precision guidance to aircraft. Horizontal accuracy of the WAAS network is assumed to be accurate < 3 meters.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Vertical accuracy is dependant on the navigation system. All navigation data were acquired using the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), a GPS-based navigation and landing system providing precision guidance to aircraft. The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) is assumed to have a vertical accuracy of +/- 5 meters. All ship motion was recorded by a TSS DMS 2-05 Attitude Sensor.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Bathymetric data were corrected for variations in the speed of sound throughout the water column; sound velocity profiles were acquired at locations throughout the lake and throughout the survey period. Attitude sensor and compass information were incorporated into the header of the bathymetric data files using the SEA RTS2000 acquiistion and processing system. The resultant data files were imported into SEA GRID2000 program and gridded to a 10 meter grid cell size.

The bathymetry navigation are received by the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) GPS network, and recorded within Coastal Oceanographics Inc., Hypack navigation acquisition software and within the header of each file. The navigation reformatted into a comma-delimited ArcView Ungenerate text format. The file is then imported into ArcView, and a vector line shapefile is generated. The line numbers for each trackline are stored in an ASCII file listing unique track ID and line number. This file is imported into ArcView 3.2 as a table. The file is then joined to the line shapefile by the unique track ID. The table for the trackline file is the editted, a new field created, the line number information written to this new field, the join removed, and the file saved. This permantely saves the line number with the corresponding trackline.

Process_Date: 20020916

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jane F. Denny

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2311

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000089992

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000089992

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: Lake Level Datum

Altitude_Resolution: 1

Altitude_Distance_Units: meters

Altitude_Encoding_Method: implicit coordinate

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: Local Surface

Depth_Resolution: 1

Depth_Distance_Units: meters

Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute Values

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: shapefile

Entity_Type_Definition: ESRI ArcView 3.2 shapefile

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature Geometry

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: point

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: feature geometry name

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Arcview

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute_Definition: line identification

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 39

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Line

Attribute_Definition: Line Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Line Number

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jane F. Denny

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2311

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Bathymetric Tracklines

Distribution_Liability:

Altough this data set and its lineage have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or it's related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no resposibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related items. Users must assume resposibility for the proper use of this data. This data should not be used at resolutions for which it is not intended. This data has no been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards, or the North American Strigraphic code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the US Government.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020119

Metadata_Review_Date: 2002

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jane F. Denny

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2311

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None