Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter—Estero Bay, California

By Stephen R. Hartwell, David P. Finlayson, Peter Dartnell, and Samuel Y. Johnson

2013

Survey Crew: David Finlayson, Sam Johnson, Stephen Hartwell, Gerry Hatcher, Jackson Currie, Rob Wyland, Pete Dal Ferro, and Jenny White

Abstract

Between July 30 and August 9, 2012, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC), acquired bathymetry and acoustic-backscatter data from Estero Bay, San Luis Obispo, California, under PCMSC Field Activity ID S-05-12-SC.

The survey was done using the R/V Parke Snavely outfitted with a multibeam sonar for swath mapping and highly accurate position and orientation equipment for georeferencing. This report provides these data in a number of different formats, as well as a summary of the mapping mission, maps of bathymetry and backscatter, and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata.

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Suggested citation:
Hartwell, S.R., Finlayson, D.P., Dartnell, Peter, and Johnson, S.Y., 2013, Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter—Estero Bay, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1225, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131225.

U.S. Department of the Interior
SALLY JEWELL, Secretary

U.S. Geological Survey
Suzette M. Kimball, Acting Director