A80_6TIFFS.TXT: Seismic-Reflection Profiles in Black and White TIFF Format From Southern Rhode Island Sound Collected in 1980

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
A80_6TIFFS.TXT: Seismic-Reflection Profiles in Black and White TIFF Format From Southern Rhode Island Sound Collected in 1980
Abstract:
During 1980, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a seismic-reflection survey utilizing Uniboom seismics in southern Rhode Island Sound aboard the Research Vessel Asterias. This cruise totalled 3 survey days. Data from this survey were recorded in analog form and archived at the USGS. Due to recent interest in the geology of Rhode Island Sound and in an effort to make the data more readily accessible while preserving the original paper records, the seismic data from this cruise were scanned and converted to TIFF images and SEG-Y data files. Navigation data were converted from LORAN-C time delays to latitudes and longitudes, which are available in ESRI shapefile format and as eastings and northings in space-delimited text format.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    U.S. Geological Survey, 2009, A80_6TIFFS.TXT: Seismic-Reflection Profiles in Black and White TIFF Format From Southern Rhode Island Sound Collected in 1980: Open-File Report 2009-1003, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    Online Links:

    This is part of the following larger work.

    McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., and Soderberg, N.K., 2009, Digital Seismic-Reflection Data from Eastern Rhode Island Sound and Vicinity, 1975-1980: Open-File Report 2009-1003, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 2 DVD-ROMs

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.215370
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.637272
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.502251
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.233566

  3. What does it look like?

    <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1003/data/seismics/sris/tiffs/a80_6lines.gif> (GIF)
    Browse image of seismic-line locations from cruise AST-80-6B.

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 10-Jun-1980
    Ending_Date: 12-Jun-1980
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: profile

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Raster data set.

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

This data set contains the seismic-reflection data in TIFF format collected aboard the R/V Asterias during a 1980 geophysical cruise in southern Rhode Island Sound. The TIFFs are black and white digital versions of the seismic data collected on the cruise. The seismic data can be used to provide useful information about the framework geology in this region.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    Original analog seismic-reflection profiles (source 1 of 1)
    Source_Contribution:
    Original seismic records of cruise AST-80-6B were obtained using a towed EG&G Uniboom system, towed 15 m astern of the vessel, with a half-second fire rate. The signal was amplified and filtered to a 400- to 4000-Hz bandpass. The seismic data have 1- to 2-m resolution. Seismic data were printed on EPC recorders at a quarter-second sweep rate. The ship speed averaged 5 knots. Shipboard systems include: EG&G Uniboom Catamaran with mounted transducer, EG&G Trigger-Capacitor Bank, EPC Seismic Recorder (4100 series), Teledyne Exploration Seismic Amplifier (Model 300), Del Norte Hydrophone Streamer (30 element), Krohn-Hite Band Pass Filter, Northstar 6000 Loran C Receiver and Repeater.

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 1980 (process 1 of 3)
    Original seismic records of cruise AST-80-6B were obtained using a towed EG&G Uniboom system with a half-second fire rate. The signal was amplified and filtered to a 400- to 4000-Hz bandpass. The seismic data have 1- to 2-m resolution. Seismic data were printed on EPC recorders at a quarter-second sweep rate.

    Date: 2008 (process 2 of 3)
    Original seismic records were scanned at 300 dpi, 8-bit grayscale on an Ideal Contex Crystal TX 40 scanner using Ideal ScanOS version 2.5.4 software and saved as TIFFs, after being roughly rotated and cropped. Some seismic lines were too long to scan at once and were cut into sections. These sections are noted in the file names with lower-case letters after the line number. For example, a80_607b.tif signifies the cruise as R/V Asterias in 1980, leg 6, line 7, section b, and TIFF format.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov

    Date: 2008 (process 3 of 3)
    TIFFs were then opened in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and saved as 300 dpi black and white TIFFs using Image-Mode-Bitmap using 50% Threshold.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Katherine McMullen
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Sediment Lab Technician
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    kmcmullen@usgs.gov

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

    O'Hara, C.J., and Oldale, R.N., 1980, Maps showing geology and shallow structure of eastern Rhode Island Sound and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts: Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1186, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    McMullen, K.Y., Poppe, L.J., and Soderberg, N.K., 2009, Digital Seismic-Reflection Data from Western Rhode Island Sound, 1980: Open-File Report 2009-1002, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

    Online Links:

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    There are no attributes associated with a TIFF image.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    All paper records were scanned and converted to digital TIFF images.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    The data were edited and processed in a consistent manner.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

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.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    Lawrence Poppe
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA 02543
    USA

    (508) 548-8700 x2314 (voice)
    (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
    lpoppe@usgs.gov

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data: TIFFs of seismic lines from southern Rhode Island Sound

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    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. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    The user must have graphics software capable of reading TIFF files.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 29-May-2009
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey
c/o Katherine McMullen
Sediment Lab Technician
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543
USA

(508) 548-8700 x2277 (voice)
(508) 457-2310 (FAX)
kmcmullen@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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