USGS OFR 2012-1157: Shallow Geology, Sea-floor Texture, and Physiographic Provinces of the Inner Continental Shelf from Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1157

Shallow Geology, Seafloor Texture, and Physiographic Zones of the Inner Continental Shelf from Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts

Title Page / Figures / Conversion Factors and Datum / Abstract / Introduction / Methods / Results / Discussion /Summary / Acknowledgments / References Cited / Appendix 1 / Index

Table 1: Data sources for the Digital Elevation Model, backscatter mosaic, and seismic-reflection profile interpretations.

Vessel	Date	Bathymetry/Topography	Backscatter	Seismic	Citation
Fredrick G. Creed	1994-1998	Simrad Subsea EM1000 Multibeam Echo Sounder	Simrad Subsea EM1000 Multibeam Echo Sounder	none	Poppe and others, 2006
Fredrick G. Creed	1994-1998	Simrad Subsea EM1000 Multibeam Echo Sounder	Simrad Subsea EM1000 Multibeam Echo Sounder	none	Butman and others, 2007
Whiting and NOAA launches	2000-2001	RESON SeaBat 8101MBS and Odom Echotrac DF3200 MKII single beam system	Edgetech 272-T and Klein T-5500	none	Ackerman and others, 2006
Rafael	2003-2004	SEA Submetrix 2000 series interferometric sonar	Edgetech DF1000 dual frequency sidescan sonar	Knudsen 320b chirp system	Barnhardt and others, 2006
Ocean Explorer and Connecticut	2004-2005	RESON SeaBat 8101MBS, and an SEA SWATHplus interferometric sonar system	RESON SeaBat 8101MBS, and Klein 3000 dual-frequency sidescan-sonar	EdgeTech Geo-Star FSSB sub-bottom profiling system and an SB-0512i towfish	Barnhardt and others, 2009
Atlantic Surveyor	2005	RESON SeaBat 8101	RESON SeaBat 8101*	none	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and University of New Hampshire, 2005
Thomas Jefferson	2006	EM1002 MBS and Odom Echotrac DF3200 MKII single beam system	EM1002 MBS*	none	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2006
Megan T. Miller, Rafael, and NOAA launches	2006-2007	RESON SeaBat 3101 or 8125 MBS, and an SEA SWATHplus interferometric sonar system	RESON SeaBat 3101 or 8125, Klein 3000 dual-frequency sidescan-sonar, or an SEA SWATHplus interferometric sonar system	EdgeTech Geo-Star FSSB sub-bottom profiling system and an SB-0512i towfish	Barnhardt and others, 2010
Megan T. Miller and Rafael	2006-2008	SEA SWATHplus interferometric sonar system	Klein 3000 dual-frequency sidescan-sonar, or an SEA SWATHplus interferometric sonar system	EdgeTech Geo-Star FSSB sub-bottom profiling system and an SB-0512i towfish	Andrews and others, 2010
JALBTCX lidar plane	2007	SHOALS-1000T	none	none	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Center of Expertise, 2008

*These data were not used in the composite backscatter image.

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