H11995_INTERP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11995 in Rhode Island Sound (Geographic, WGS84)
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 2012
- Title:
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H11995_INTERP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H11995 in Rhode Island Sound (Geographic, WGS84)
- Edition: 1.0
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- Series_Name: Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2012-1004
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/data/interpret/h11995_interp.zip>
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/html/catalog.html>
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- Originator: K.Y. McMullen
- Originator: L.J. Poppe
- Originator: S.D. Ackerman
- Originator: C.R. Worley
- Originator: M.A. Nadeau
- Originator: M.V. Van Hoy
- Publication_Date: 2012
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Sea-floor geology in central Rhode Island Sound south of Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island
- Edition: 1.0
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- Series_Name: Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2012-1004
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- Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1004/>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetry, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of Rhode Island Sound, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder data collected in Rhode Island Sound. During June 2011, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of these areas. For more information on the ground-truth survey see <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-006-FA>.
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To release interpretations of bottom features based on bathymetry data collected during NOAA survey H11995 and sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey 2011-006-FA in Rhode Island Sound in a geographic, WGS84 coordinate system.
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- Calendar_Date: 2012
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- Progress: Complete
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- Theme_Keyword: CMGP
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- Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H11995
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- Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2011-006-FA
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- Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1004
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- Theme_Keyword: megaripples
- Theme_Keyword: scour depressions
- Theme_Keyword: Info bank ID R-06-11-RI
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- Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
- Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Sound
- Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: North America
- Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
- Place_Keyword: Sakonnet Point
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The interpretation was completed at map scales less than 1:10,000, and is not intended for use with smaller map scales. Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
- City: Woods Hole
- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 02543-1598
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2277
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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Thumbnail image showing the interpreted bottom features within NOAA survey H11995
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- Originator: L.J. Poppe
- Originator: K.Y. McMullen
- Originator: S.D. Ackerman
- Originator: D.S. Blackwood
- Originator: B.J. Irwin
- Originator: J.D. Schaer
- Originator: M.R. Forrest
- Publication_Date: 2011
- Title:
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Sea-Floor Geology and Character of Eastern Rhode Island Sound West of Gay Head, Massachusetts
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- Series_Name: Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2011-1004
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- Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1004/>
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- Originator: K.Y. McMullen
- Originator: L.J. Poppe
- Originator: T.A. Haupt
- Originator: J.M. Crocker
- Publication_Date: 2009
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Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in Western Rhode Island Sound
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- Series_Name: Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2008-1181
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- 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/2008/1181/>
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- Originator: K.Y. McMullen
- Originator: L.J. Poppe
- Originator: J.F. Denny
- Originator: T.A. Haupt
- Originator: J.M. Crocker
- Publication_Date: 2008
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Sidescan-sonar imagery and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in Central Rhode Island Sound
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- Series_Name: Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2007-1366
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- 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/2007/1366/>
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- Originator: K.Y. McMullen
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- Originator: E.R. Twomey
- Originator: W.W. Danforth
- Originator: T.A. Haupt
- Originator: J.M. Crocker
- Publication_Date: 2007
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Sidescan-sonar imagery, multibeam bathymetry, and surficial geologic interpretations of the sea floor in Rhode Island Sound, off Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island
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- Series_Name: Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2007-1150
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- 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/2007/1150/>
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- Originator: K.Y. McMullen
- Originator: L.J. Poppe
- Originator: S.D. Ackerman
- Originator: D.S. Blackwood
- Originator: J.D. Schaer
- Originator: M.A. Nadeau
- Originator: D.A. Wood
- Publication_Date: 2011
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Surficial geology of the sea floor in central Rhode Island Sound, southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island
- Edition: 1.0
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- Series_Name: Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2011-1005
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- Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data.
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All collected data were processed and used to produce this dataset.
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Navigation for the sediment samples and bathymetry data, which the interpretation was based on, was by differential GPS.
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The original acoustic data acquired during NOAA survey H11995 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson collected from Aug. 21, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2008 and the sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey 2011-006-FA on June 15, 2011.
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The geographic GeoTIFF images of the multibeam data from survey H11995 and the point data layer from grain-size analyses of sediments collected from this survey area were imported into the ArcView 3.3 GIS project view. Bottom features were interpreted based on the bathymetry, bottom photography, and textural analyses. The individually interpreted features (i.e. scour and megaripples) were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ESRI shapefile using ArcView 3.3.
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Shapefile containing interpretations of the sea floor in the Rhode Island Sound study area. Shapefile shows distributions of megaripples, scour depressions and erosional outliers, and boulders. It is possible to have polygons that overlap, as more than one feature may be present in a location. Areas within the study area that are not outlined are areas of predominately undisturbed modern marine sediments.
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- Contact_Person: Larry Poppe
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Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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 or NOAA 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.
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