H11322INTERP: Interpretation of Sidescan-Sonar Imagery of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (Geographic)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
H11322INTERP: Interpretation of Sidescan-Sonar Imagery of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11322 in Western Rhode Island Sound (Geographic)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1181
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1181/data/interpretation/h11322interp/h11322interp.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1181/html/catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: T.A. Haupt
Originator: J.M. Crocker
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Sidescan-Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretations of the Sea Floor in Western Rhode Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1181
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1181/>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is working cooperatively with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to interpret the surficial geology in estuaries along the coast of the northeastern United States. The purpose of our present study is to define the sea floor morphology and sedimentary environments in an area of Rhode Island Sound using sidescan-sonar and bathymetric data collected onboard the NOAA Ship RUDE, as well as historic seismic records. The mosaic, bathymetry, and their interpretations serve many purposes, including: (1) defining the geological variability of the sea floor, which is one of the primary controls of benthic habitat diversity; (2) improving our understanding of the processes that control the distribution and transport of bottom sediments and the distribution of benthic habitats and associated infaunal community structures; and (3) providing a detailed framework for future research, monitoring, and management activities. The sidescan-sonar mosaics and bathymetry images also serve as base maps for subsequent sedimentological, geochemical, and biological observations, because precise information on environmental setting is important for selection of sampling sites and for accurate interpretations of point measures.
Purpose:
This data layer is a component of the H11322 Survey, Rhode Island Sound, GIS database and represents an interpretation of the sidescan-sonar mosaic and bathymetry imagery for the study area. The interpretation can be used as an overlay for the mosaic image and shows areas of sand waves, rocky areas, benches, low backscatter, high backscatter, moderate backscatter, erosional outliers, scarp, dredge spoils and trawl marks.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20040706
Ending_Date: 20040716
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.437524
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.324153
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.328082
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.254769
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHSC
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Ship RUDE
Theme_Keyword: sidescan-sonar interpretation
Theme_Keyword: backscatter
Theme_Keyword: Quaternary
Theme_Keyword: polygon shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2008-1181
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2008-1181
Theme_Keyword: Holocene
Theme_Keyword: sea floor geology
Theme_Keyword: sea floor morphology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Sound
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: North Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: northeast United States
Place_Keyword: Point Judith
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of this dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
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) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
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Image of the interpretations of NOAA H11322 sidescan-sonar and bathymetric data
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: J.F. Denny
Originator: T.A. Haupt
Originator: J.M. Crocker
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Sidescan-Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretations of the Sea Floor in Central Rhode Island Sound
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1366
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1366/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: E.R. Twomey
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: T.A. Haupt
Originator: J.M. Crocker
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Sidescan-Sonar Imagery, Multibeam Bathymetry, and Surficial Geologic Interpretations of the Sea Floor in Rhode Island Sound, off Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1150
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1150/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attributes have been visually checked by the compliers.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Several shapefiles representing various features identified on the mosaic were combined to create this data layer. The layers were edited and processed in a consistent manner. Interpretative data layer contains overlapping polygons.
Completeness_Report: Layer is complete as interpreted for these features.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation was by differential GPS.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: h11322_1m_sss_geo_str.tif
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20040706
Ending_Date: 20040716
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: h11322_1m_sss_geo_str.tif
Source_Contribution:
Stretched sidescan-sonar mosaic at 1-meter resolution. The sonar image was visually interpreted to create this data layer.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Originator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Source_Scale_Denominator: 45-meter resolution
Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20040706
Ending_Date: 20040716
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: h11322_geo.tif
Source_Contribution:
Modified bathymetry data (originally created by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The bathymetry image was visually interpreted to create this data layer.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The sidescan-sonar imagery and bathymetry data were interpreted to create the shapefiles representing various geologic/bottom characteristic themes (sand wave fields, trawl marks, rockyy areas, scarps, erosional outliers, dredge spoils, low backscatter, high backscatter, and moderate backscatter). ArcView 3.3.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11322_1m_sss_geo_str.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11322_geo.tif
Process_Date: 2008
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: rocks.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: sandwaves.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: trawlmks.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scarp.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: lowbkstr.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: highbkstr.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: modbkstr.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: spoils.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: outliers.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
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) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
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The shapefiles were copied and pasted into one shapefile in ArcView and polygons were attributed. ArcView 3.3.
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Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: sandwaves.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: scarp.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: trawlmks.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: lowbkstr.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: highbkstr.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: modbkstr.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: spoils.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: outliers.shp
Process_Date: 2008
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11322interp.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
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) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The projection was defined as geographic WGS84 in ArcGIS 9.2 using the Define Projection Tool.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11322interp.shp
Process_Date: 2008
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11322interp.prj
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Sediment Lab Technician
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) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 89
Spatial_Reference_Information:
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Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
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Interpretation of features from NOAA H11322 sidescan-sonar mosaic and bathymetry data
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Rocky areas characterized by high-backscatter targets with low-backscatter shadows
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Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sand wave fields characterized by areas of tiger-striped backscatter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Areas of wave-cut scarps and benches characterized by discontinuous, curvilinear, sharply contrasting high- and low-backscatter patterns
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Areas of trawl marks characterized by either low or high backscatter lines
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
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Polygons are attributed as features based on the interpretation of the sidescan-sonar mosaic and bathymetry data, such as trawl marks, bouldery areas, etc. Areas of low, moderate, and high backscatter were determined qualitatively.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Lawrence Poppe
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) 548-8700 x2314
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov
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Downloadable Data: Interpretion of NOAA H11322 sidescan-sonar mosaic and bathymetry data.
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
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Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
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