Sound velocity profile locations, images, and processed text collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the vicinity of Muskeget Channel, MA, 2010 (Geographic, WGS 84, Esri Shapefile, PNG images, and text files)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Sound velocity profile locations, images, and processed text collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the vicinity of Muskeget Channel, MA, 2010 (Geographic, WGS 84, Esri Shapefile, PNG images, and text files)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster and vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1258
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/2012/1258/GIS_catalog/svps/svp_data.zip
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Originator: Jane F. Denny
Originator: William W. Danforth
Originator: Wayne E. Baldwin
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
High-Resolution Swath Interferometric Data Collected within Muskeget Channel, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1258
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1258/
Originator: Barry J. Irwin
Description:
Abstract:
These data were collected in a collaboration between the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The primary objective of this program was to collect baseline bathymetry for Muskeget Channel, Massachusetts, and identify areas of morphologic change within and around the channel. Repeat surveys in select areas were collected one month apart to monitor change. These data were collected to support an assessment of the effect on sediment transport that a tidal instream energy conversion facility would have within Muskeget Channel. Accurate data and maps of sea-floor topography are important first steps in monitoring bedform migration, fish habitat, marine resources, and environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The data include high-resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, sound velocity in water, and navigation data. These data were collected during two surveys between October 2010 and November 2011 onboard the research vessel (RV) Rafael using an SEA Ltd. SwathPlus interferometric sonar (234 kilohertz). More information about the cruise can be found on the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center field activity Web page at <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-072-FA>
Purpose:
This dataset is used to display the raw data, profile image, and locations of sound velocity data collected during a USGS cruise within the vicinity of Muskeget Channel, MA. The information contained within the sound velocity profile is needed to adequately account for refraction artifacts that may be present within raw swath bathymetric data. This dataset can hyperlink to graphs of the sound velocity profile at each station location, as well as location in easting and northing (UTM, Zone 19N, WGS84, meters), time of day and date.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101012
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101013
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101014
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101019
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101116
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.436390
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.410363
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.419526
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.308611
Lidar_Bounding_Coordinates:
Left_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.436390
Right_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.410363
Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.308611
Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.419526
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: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: SVP
Theme_Keyword: Applied Acoustics SV plus v2
Theme_Keyword: sound velocity profile
Theme_Keyword: Esri shapefile
Theme_Keyword: R/V Rafael
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC field activity serial number 2010-072-FA
Theme_Keyword: speed of sound
Theme_Keyword: PNG image
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: environment
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Muskeget Channel
Place_Keyword: Vineyard Sound
Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard
Place_Keyword: Nantucket Sound
Place_Keyword: Chappaquiddick Island
Place_Keyword: Edgartown
Place_Keyword: Mutton Shoal
Place_Keyword: Muskeget Island
Place_Keyword: Nantucket Island
Place_Keyword: Tuckernuck Island
Place_Keyword: Wasque Point
Place_Keyword: Cape Poge
Place_Keyword: Katama Bay
Place_Keyword: Hawes Shoal
Place_Keyword: Norton Shoal
Place_Keyword: Bass Ledge
Place_Keyword: Shovelful Shoal
Place_Keyword: Wasque Shoal
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
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
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2259
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ependleton@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1258/GIS_catalog/svps/svp_thumb.png
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center sound velocity profile locations within Muskeget Channel, MA
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Service Pack 1; ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 Service Pack 1; Build 1850
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Poppe, L.J.
Originator: McMullen, K.Y.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Blackwood, D.S.
Originator: Williams, S.J.
Originator: Ackerman, S.D.
Originator: Moser, M.S.
Originator: Glomb, K.A.
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Geological Interpretation of the Sea Floor Offshore of Edgartown, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2009-1001
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1001/
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Denny, J.F.
Originator: Danforth, W.W.
Originator: Foster, D.S.
Originator: Sherwood, C.R.
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
Geophysical Data Collected off the South Shore of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2008-1288
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1258/GIS_catalog/svps/svp_image.png
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center sound velocity profile image within Muskeget Channel, MA
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All sound velocity profiles were acquired with the same instrument; an Applied Microsystems SV plus v2.
Completeness_Report:
All sound velocity profiles collected during 2010-072-FA are included here as text, images, and a shapefile of the locations.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) navigation data were acquired with a Communications Systems International (CSI), Inc. LGBX Pro receiver and recorded with HYPACK (www.hypack.com). The CSI received positions from a DGPS antenna located on the port, aft roof of the R/V Rafael cabin. Ship location was used for the sound velocity deployments. The SV plus v2 sound velocity profiler was hand deployed. Once the system reached bottom, positions were read from HYPACK and stored in the survey log. DGPS accuracy is 1 to 3 meters, depending on the distance from a US Coast Guard coastal repeater station. However, offsets from the location of hand-deployment and the DGPS antenna were not measured, and the ship is allowed to drift during deployment which can last several minutes depending on water depth. The horizontal accuracy of the sound velocity locations is considered to be +/- 50 meters.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Water depth of the sound velocity profile location is recorded from the fathometer. Assumed vertical accuracy of the shipboard fathometer on the R/V Rafael is about 0.25 meters. However, vessel drift during SVP deployment and recovery could add an additional meters of change in water depth at the location of deployment. Water depth recorded in the shapefile attribute field should be considered an approximation of water depth at the location of SVP deployment. Water depth in the sound velocity profiles is extracted from the recorded sound velocity profile after recovery. Depth (as pressure in dbars or meters) is recorded as the sound velocity profiler is lowered through the water column and downloaded after the instrument is recovered. Data are stored in ASCII text files. Depth values in the profile text and images should be accurate to within 1 meter.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101012
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101013
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101014
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101019
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20101116
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Contribution:
Sound velocity profiles are acquired in order to measure the speed of sound in the water column during survey operations. This information is used to help correct any refraction artifacts that may be present within the swath bathymetric data due to unaccounted for changes in the speed of sound throughout the water column.
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Profiles were collected at least once during each survey day, and multiple times per day when the data suggested significant stratification within the water column. Sound velocity casts were collected using an Applied Microsystems SV Plus v2 instrument (see <http://www.amloceanographic.com> for details).
At each station, the SV plus 2 was hand deployed and slowly lowered to the seafloor. The SV plus v2 was monitored by a member of the science party and as the instrument made contact with the seafloor, the position (i.e. location) and depth (based on fathometer) was recorded in the lab using HYPACK navigation software. The position was then manually recorded within the cruise log and SWATHplus acquisition software. Upon recovery, the SV plus was connected to an onboard computer via serial port in order to download data using the SV plus v2 communications software, SmartTalk. Raw SVP data (text format) were edited using awk to remove the header information and remove data columns except water depth (pressure) and speed of sound
Process_Date: 2007
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2259
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ependleton@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The data were then exported in text format and imported to MATLAB (version R2011a). Graphs of the sound velocity profile (Pressure vs. speed of sound) at each station were created within MATLAB and exported as *.png files. A MATLAB script is included in the svp_data.zip file that creates PNG image profiles from the sound velocity text files.
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2259
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ependleton@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The location of each sound velocity profiles recorded in the survey log in eastings and northings (UTM, Zone 19N, meters, WGS84) was saved to a comma-separated value file (*.txt) along with station number, water depth at station, julian day and time, and survey id. The comma-separated text file was then imported to ArcMap 9.3 using 'Add XY data' and saved as points (UTM WGS84 Zone 19N) in the Esri shapefile format. Finally, the data were reprojected from UTM Zone 19N, WGS84 to GCS WGS84 using ArcToolbox
Process_Date: 2013
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2259
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ependleton@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: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Geographic:
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
Depth_Resolution: 0.1
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: XYsvp_locs
Entity_Type_Definition: Sound velocity profile locations
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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: x
Attribute_Definition: Easting coordinate in UTM Zone 19 meters, WGS84
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 379775.1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 382000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: y
Attribute_Definition: Northing coordinate in UTM Zone 19 meters, WGS84
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 4574011.5
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4586325.6
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: z
Attribute_Definition:
depth of water at profile location based on fathometer reading in HYPACK.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.5
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: cast
Attribute_Definition: Name of velocity profile used to distinguish between casts.
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential numbers used to distinguish sound velocity casts.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: jd
Attribute_Definition:
Julian day data were collected (Julian day is the integer number representing the interval of time in days since January 1 of the year)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 214
Range_Domain_Maximum: 341
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: day
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UTC
Attribute_Definition:
Coordinated Universal Time of sound velocity cast (in the format: hhmm)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1225
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1959
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: time
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: minute
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Although the PNG images and text format data files do not have coordinates associated with the data themselves, they are related to the SVP locations (shapefile: XYsvp_locs.shp) by the cast number in the attribute table. Although the header was removed on the text files during processing, the first column of data is water depth in meters below the surface and column 2 is speed of sound in meters per second.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2259
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ependleton@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: Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.3.1
Format_Information_Content:
WinZip (v 14.5) file contains locations of sound velocity profiles collected by the U.S. Geological Survey - Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center within the vicinity of Muskeget Channel MA and the associated metadata. Additional formats are also available in the zip file.
File_Decompression_Technique: use WinZip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 72 KB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1258/GIS_catalog/svps/svp_data.zip
Network_Resource_Name:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1258/html/ofr2012-1258_GIS_catalog.html
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Fees: none
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Text
Format_Information_Content:
WinZip (v 14.5) file contains sound velocity profiles collected by the U.S. Geological Survey within the vicinity of Muskeget Channel, MA. It contains text files of each sound velocity cast. Additional formats are also available in the zip file.
File_Decompression_Technique: use WinZip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 72 KB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1258/GIS_catalog/svps/svp_data.zip
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: PNG
Format_Information_Content:
WinZip (v 14.5) file contains sound velocity profiles collected by the U.S. Geological Survey within the vicinity of Muskeget Channel, MA. It contains a PNG image of each profile plotted as depth versus velocity. Additional formats are also available in the zip file.
File_Decompression_Technique: use WinZip or pkUnzip
Transfer_Size: 72 KB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1258/GIS_catalog/svps/svp_data.zip
Technical_Prerequisites:
This zip file contains data available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) point shapefile format, PNG image format, and text. The user must have ArcGIS or ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the shapefile. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free data viewer, ArcExplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from Esri at www.esri.com. The PNG image data can be viewed with any image viewing software and text data that can be viewed with any text editor.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20140106
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Elizabeth Pendleton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700x2259
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ependleton@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_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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