Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Larry Poppe Publication_Date: 2013 Title: H12013_INTERP.SHP: Interpretation of Bottom Features from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H12013 Off the Entrance to the Connecticut River in Eastern Long Island Sound (Geographic, WGS84) Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1103 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/2012/1103/data/interpret/h12013_interp.zip Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/html/catalog.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: M.R. Guberski Originator: D.A. Wood Publication_Date: 2013 Title: Sea-floor character and geology off the entrance to the Connecticut River, northeastern Long Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2012-1103 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine 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/2012/1103/ Description: Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetry and sidescan-sonar imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a fundamental framework for research and management activities in Long Island Sound, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During April-May 2009 NOAA completed hydrographic survey H12013 offshore of the entrance to the Connecticut River, and during November 2009 and April 2010 bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of two ground-truth reconnaissance surveys of this area. Two interpretive data layers were derived from the multibeam echo-sounder and the ground-truth data used to verify them. For more information on the ground-truth surveys see: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2009-059-FA and http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-010-FA Purpose: To release an interpretation of bottom features based on bathymetry data collected during NOAA survey H12013 and sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS surveys 2009-059-FA and 2010-010-FA off the entrance to the Connecticut River in eastern Long Island Sound, in a geographic, WGS84 coordinate system. These data can be used to provide information on surface geology and sedimentary processes. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20091109 Ending_Date: 20100417 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition, however, calendar dates are for the bottom samples and photography. Multibeam bathymetry used in the interpretation were collected during 20090418 to 20090517. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.343214 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.239305 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.294022 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.233067 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: Interpretations Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12013 Theme_Keyword: H12013 Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Theme_Keyword: NOAA Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2009-059-FA Theme_Keyword: ESRI shapefile Theme_Keyword: Rocky Theme_Keyword: Sand waves Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2012-1103 Theme_Keyword: OFR 2012-1103 Theme_Keyword: polygon Theme_Keyword: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Theme_Keyword: CT DEEP Theme_Keyword: Megaripples Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2010-010-FA Theme_Keyword: Info Bank R-59-09-LI Theme_Keyword: Info Bank R-10-10-LI Theme_Keyword: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2009-059-FA Theme_Keyword: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-010-FA Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: oceans Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: Connecticut River Place_Keyword: Connecticut Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Lynde Point Place_Keyword: Griswold Point Place_Keyword: Hatchett Point Place_Keyword: Hatchett Reef Place_Keyword: Long Sand Shoal Place_Keyword: Old Lyme Place_Keyword: Old Saybrook Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: The interpretation was completed at map scales between 1:3,500 and 1:5,500, but is not intended for use at map scales smaller than 1:24,000. 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Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Larry Poppe 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: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/interpret/h12013_interp.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail image showing the interpreted bottom features within NOAA survey H12013 Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L. Originator: Doran, E.F. Originator: Smith, S.M. Originator: Stewart, H.F. Originator: Forfinski, N.A. Publication_Date: 2007 Title: Geologic interpretation and multibeam bathymetry of the sea floor in the vicinity of the Race, eastern Long Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1012 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/2007/1012/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Denny, J.F. Originator: Williams, S.J. Originator: Moser, M.S. Originator: Forfinski, N.A. Originator: Stewart, H.F. Originator: Doran, E.F. Publication_Date: 2007 Title: The geology of Six Mile Reef, eastern Long Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1191 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/2007/1191/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Danforth, W.W. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Schaer, J.D. Originator: Ostapenko, A.J. Originator: Glomb, K.A. Originator: Doran, E.F. Publication_Date: 2010 Title: Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Plum Island, New York Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data release Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1005 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/2010/1005/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Hastings, M.E. Originator: DiGiacomo-Cohen, M.L. Originator: Manheim, F.T. Originator: Mlodzinska, Z.J. Publication_Date: 1998 Title: Surficial sediment database Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Spreadsheet database Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 98-502, Chapter 3 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/1998/of98-502/chapt3/chpt3.htm Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Polloni, C. Publication_Date: 1998 Title: Long Island Sound environmental studies Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Thematic report Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 98-502 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Other_Citation_Details: 1 CD-ROM Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-502/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Ackerman, D.S. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Irwin, B.J. Originator: Schaer, J.D. Originator: Lewit, P.G. Originator: Doran, E.F. Publication_Date: 2010 Title: Sea-floor Geology and Character Offshore of Rocky Point, New York Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1007 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine 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/2010/1007/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Danforth, W.W. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Schaer, J.D. Originator: Guberski, M.R. Originator: Wood, D.A. Originator: Doran, E.F. Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Orient Point, New York Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1100 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine 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/2010/1100/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: McMullen, K.Y. Originator: Poppe, L.J. Originator: Danforth, W.W. Originator: Blackwood, D.S. Originator: Schaer, J.D. Originator: Glomb, K.A. Originator: Doran, E.F. Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Sea-floor geology of Long Island Sound North of Duck Pond Point, New York Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2011-1149 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine 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/2011/1149/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: K.Y. McMullen Originator: S.D. Ackerman Originator: D.S. Blackwood Originator: J.D. Schaer Originator: M.R. Forrest Originator: A.J. Ostapenko Originator: E.F. Doran Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Sea-Floor Geology and Topography Offshore in Eastern Long Island Sound Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS data report Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2010-1150 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine 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/2010/1150/ Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: All collected data within the study area were processed and used to produce this dataset. Blank areas within the study area are primarily sand and gravelly sand without larger (>10 cm) bedforms. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigation of the underlying data on which the interpretation is based was by differential GPS. Interpretation good to 1:24,000. Lineage: Source_Information: Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20091109 Ending_Date: 20100417 Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition, however, calendar date is for the bottom samples and photography. Multibeam bathymetry used in the interpretation were collected during 20090418 to 20090517. Source_Contribution: The original acoustic data (multibeam bathymetry and sidescan sonar) acquired during NOAA survey H12013 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson and the portion of the sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS surveys 2009-059-FA and 2010-010-FA that fall within the study area. Historical grain-size data used in the interpretation are from Poppe and others (1998). Process_Step: Process_Description: GeoTIFF images of the multibeam bathymetry and sidescan data from survey H12013 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 geomorphology and relief in the bathymetry, backscatter in the sidescan sonar data, and on the bottom photography and textural analyses. The individually interpreted features (rocky, sand waves, and megaripples) were outlined using the available graphic tools then converted to an ESRI shapefile using ArcView 3.3. Polygons were were traced and union and subtraction edits were conducted at scales of 1:3,500 to 1:5,500. Use of this interpretation datalayer is not recommended at scales of less than 1:24,000. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_int2m_geo.tif Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_seddata.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_botphotos.shp Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_1msss_geo.tif Process_Date: 2012 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_interp.shp Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Larry 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: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: ArcGIS 9.2 was used to define the projection of the ESRI shapefile as geographic WGS84 and to create the .prj file using the ArcToolbox Define Projection tool. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_interp.shp Process_Date: 2010 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12013_interp.prj Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Larry 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: 02536 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 136 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: h12013_interp Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute: Attribute_Label: FEATURES Attribute_Definition: Identifiable components of the sea floor Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Megaripples Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sea floor characterized by bedforms predominantly >10 cm, but <1m in relief. Examples of attributes used to identify these features include: low, linear, dune-like ridges in the multibeam bathymetry; a fine tiger-stripe pattern in the sidescan sonar backscatter; large, broad ripples in the bottom photography; and sand in the sediment samples. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sand waves Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sea floor characterized by bedforms predominantly >1 m in relief. Examples of attributes used to identify these features include: high, linear, dune-like ridges in the multibeam bathymetry; a tiger-stripe pattern in the sidescan sonar backscatter; large, steep alternating slopes in the bottom photography; and sand in the sediment samples Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rocky Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sea floor characterized by boulders or exposed bedrock. Examples of attributes used to identify these features include: rough, elevated areas and areas with numerous, small (<10 m), isolated bathymtric highs in the multibeam bathymetry; high backscatter targets in the sidescan sonar data; and boulders and bedrock outcrops, sometimes covered with sessile fauna and flora, in the bottom photography. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Scientist Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Shapefile containing interpretations of the sea floor off the entrance to the Connecticut River in eastern Long Island Sound. Shapefile shows distributions of sea-floor features characterized as rocky, sand waves, and megaripples. Blank areas within the study area are primarily sand and gravelly sand without larger bedforms. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Larry 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: 02543-1598 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), nor the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) 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, NOAA, or the CT DEEP 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: SHP Format_Version_Number: 3.3 Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile Format_Information_Content: A zip file containing the geospatial data, metadata, and browse graphic. File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive Transfer_Size: 154 KB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/interpret/h12013_interp.zip Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/data/interpret/ Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1103/html/catalog.html Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW). Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 4.75 Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes Recording_Format: UDF Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: The user must be capable of uncompressing WinZip files. Also, these data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com. 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