Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: David C. Twichell Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross Publication_Date: 2012 Title: BASEMUD_SURF: ESRI Binary 75-m Grid of the Base of the Mud Depth Surface of Apalachicola Bay based on Seismic-Reflection Profiles Collected in 2006 from U.S. Geological Survey Cruise 06001 (UTM, Zone 16, WGS84) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1003 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1003/data/grids/basemud_surf.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1003/html/catalog.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: V.A. Cross Originator: D.C. Twichell Originator: D.S. Foster Originator: T.F. O'Brien Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Apalachicola Bay Interpreted Seismic Horizons and Updated IRIS Chirp Seismic-Reflection Data Edition: 1 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1003 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1003/ Description: Abstract: Apalachicola Bay and St. George Sound contain the largest oyster fishery in Florida, and the growth and distribution of the numerous oyster reefs here are the combined product of modern estuarine conditions and the late Holocene evolution of the bay. A suite of geophysical data and cores were collected during a cooperative study by the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center, and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve to refine the geology of the bay floor as well as the bay's Holocene stratigraphy. Sidescan-sonar imagery, bathymetry, high-resolution seismic profiles, and cores show that oyster reefs occupy the crests of sandy shoals that range from 1 to 7 kilometers in length, while most of the remainder of the bay floor is covered by mud. The sandy shoals are the surficial expression of broader sand deposits associated with deltas that advanced southward into the bay between 6,400 and 4,400 years before present. The seismic and core data indicate that the extent of oyster reefs was greatest between 2,400 and 1,200 years before present and has decreased since then due to the continued input of mud to the bay by the Apalachicola River. The association of oyster reefs with the middle to late Holocene sandy delta deposits indicates that the present distribution of oyster beds is controlled in part by the geologic evolution of the estuary. For more information on the surveys involved in this project, see http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2005-001-FA and http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2006-001-FA. Purpose: This grid represents the interpretation of the base of mud horizon presented as a depth surface. This interpretation is based on seismic-reflection profiles collected in 2006 in Apalachicola Bay. The base of mud surface separates the late Holocene estuarine deposits into two units based on changes in the depositional history of the bay. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20060531 Ending_Date: 20060627 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.096952 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.873700 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.727790 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.598613 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: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Serial Number 06001 Theme_Keyword: Field Activity 2006-001-FA Theme_Keyword: Info Bank ID R-1-06-GM Theme_Keyword: interpreted horizon Theme_Keyword: seismic-reflection Theme_Keyword: seismic interpretation Theme_Keyword: ESRI grid Theme_Keyword: R/V Rafael Theme_Keyword: ASV ISIS Theme_Keyword: Autonomous Surface Vessel Theme_Keyword: Independently (or) Remotely Influenced Surveyor Theme_Keyword: Chirp seismics Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: elevation Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: location Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Apalachicola Bay Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: St. Vincent Island Place_Keyword: Little St. George Island Place_Keyword: St. George Island Place_Keyword: North America Access_Constraints: None. Use_Constraints: The public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: D.C. Twichell Originator: B.D. Andrews Originator: H.L. Edmiston Originator: W.R. Stevenson Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Geophysical mapping of oyster habitats in a shallow estuary; Apalachicola Bay, Florida Edition: 1 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2006-1381 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/2006/1381/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: D.C. Twichell Originator: E.A. Pendleton Originator: R.Z. Poore Originator: L.E. Osterman Originator: K.W. Kelso Publication_Date: 2009 Title: Vibracore, radiocarbon, microfossil, and grain-size data from Apalachicola Bay, Florida Edition: 1 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2009-1031 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1031/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: E. Bergeron Originator: C.R. Worley Originator: T.F. O'Brien Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Progress in the development of shallow-water mapping systems: using an autonomous surface vehicle for shallow-water geophysical studies Series_Information: Series_Name: Sea Technology Issue_Identification: v. 48, no. 6, p. 10-15 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Arlington, VA Publisher: Compass Publications, Inc. Data_Quality_Information: Completeness_Report: All useable seismic-reflection profiles collected in 2006 within Apalachicola Bay were used in the interpretation. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The R/V Rafael acquired data recording navigation using a Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS at a one second interval. The GPS antenna was mounted over the bathymetric sonar. The seismic pole mount system was on the starboard side and approximately 1.5 meters aft of the bathymetry system. No offset was added to the navigation for the seismic data. For seismic data collected with the IRIS system, an RTK GPS system was also used. The GPS antenna for IRIS was mounted directly over the seismic transducer. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: For the Rafael seismic system, the transducers were located approximately 1 meter below the water surface. This offset was not adjusted for. For the ASV system, the transducers are barely below the water surface, less than half a meter. This depth is not adjusted for. Although the seismic data were not tide corrected, the depth surfaces are related to a sea-floor surface based largely on swath bathymetry data that was tide corrected to mean lower low water. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Contribution: The seismic data used for the interpretation come from two different seismic systems. The bulk of the data are from the EdgeTech FSSB 424 system pole mounted on the R/V Rafael. These data were logged in SEG-Y format using SBLogger. This system had a 1/4 second fire rate. The remainder of the data, in the shallower areas, were acquired with the USGS IRIS system. IRIS is a remotely operated vehicle that has an EdgeTech FSSB 424 chirp sub-bottom profiling system mounted to it. The seismic data were recorded by JSTAR, a software package developed by EdgeTech. This system had a much faster fire rate, almost 15 times per second. The EdgeTech FSSB 424 is a chirp sub-bottom profiler that operates within a 4-24kHz frequency range. The IRIS vehicle is navigated using Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS. The antenna is mounted directly on the platform to minimize navigational error. The R/V Rafael was also navigated with an RTK GPS system with the navigation antenna approximately 1.5 meters forward of the seismic transducer. This offset was not accounted for. Process_Step: Process_Description: Using ArcMap 9.2 - Spatial Analyst Toolbar - Raster Calculator subtracted the base of mud isopach from the sea floor to create the base of mud depth surface grid. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: apalach_sf Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: basemudiso Process_Date: 201111 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: basemud_surf Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Raster_Object_Information: Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell Row_Count: 186 Column_Count: 285 Vertical_Count: 1 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 16 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000 False_Easting: 500000.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 75.000000 Ordinate_Resolution: 75.000000 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Depth_System_Definition: Depth_Datum_Name: Mean lower low water Depth_Resolution: 0.1 Depth_Distance_Units: meters Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: This grid represents thickness values in meters. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable 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. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: WinZip Format_Version_Number: 9.0 Format_Information_Content: The WinZip contains the ESRI binary grid (both the grid folder and the info folder) as well as the associated metadata. Transfer_Size: 0.391 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1003/data/grids/basemud_surf.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1003/html/catalog.html Fees: none Technical_Prerequisites: These data are available as a 32-bit floating point raster in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) format. To utilize these data, the user must have software capable of viewing or importing an ESRI raster. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20120412 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Marine Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd. City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile