H12298SEDENV.SHP: Interpretation of Sedimentary Environments from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H12298 in Block Island Sound (Geographic, WGS 84)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
H12298SEDENV.SHP: Interpretation of Sedimentary Environments from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Survey H12298 in Block Island Sound (Geographic, WGS 84)
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1224
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: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1224/data/sedenv/h12298sedenv.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1224/html/ofr2014-1224-catalog.html>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: W.G. Winner
Originator: C.E. Parker
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Sea-floor morphology and sedimentary environments in western Block Island Sound, offshore of Fishers Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1224
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141224>
Description:
Abstract:
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. Bathymetric and sidescan-sonar data, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a framework for research and management activities along western Block Island Sound, show the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During June 2013, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of this area. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam-echosounder, sidescan-sonar, sedimentary, and photographic data collected in Block Island Sound. For more information on the ground-truth survey see <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2013-005-FA>.
Purpose:
To release interpretations of sedimentary environments based on bathymetry and sidescan-sonar data collected during NOAA survey H12298 and sediment samples and bottom photography collected during USGS survey 2013-005-FA in Block Island Sound in a geographic, WGS 84 coordinate system.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2014
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.001659
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.854627
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.288517
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.193510
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary environments
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: NOAA Survey H12298
Theme_Keyword: H12298
Theme_Keyword: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 2013-005-FA
Theme_Keyword: Esri shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Erosion or nondeposition
Theme_Keyword: polygon shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Coarse-grained bedload transport
Theme_Keyword: Sorting and reworking
Theme_Keyword: interpretation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Block Island Sound
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Fishers Island
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The interpretation of sedimentary environments 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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
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 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
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Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail image showing the sedimentary environments within NOAA survey H12298
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Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4095
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: M.A. Blankenship
Originator: K.A. Glomb
Originator: D.B. Wright
Originator: S.M. Smith
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Block Island Sound, offshore Rhode Island
Edition: 1.1
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2012-1005
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1005/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: P.G. Lewit
Originator: C.E. Parker
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Sea-floor geology in northeastern Block Island Sound, Rhode Island
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2013-1003
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1003/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: S.D. Ackerman
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: K.A. Glomb
Originator: D.A. Wood
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Sea-floor geology in northwestern Block Island Sound, Rhode Island
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1018
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1018/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: W.W. Danforth
Originator: D.S. Blackwood
Originator: A.R. Clos
Originator: C.E. Parker
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Sea-floor morphology and sedimentary environments of western Block Island Sound, northeast of Gardiners Island, New York
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2014-1160
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141160>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: M.L. DiGiacomo-Cohen
Originator: E.F. Doran
Originator: S.M. Smith
Originator: H.F. Stewart
Originator: N.A. Forfinski
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
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2007-1012
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1012/>
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.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation for the sediment samples, photography, sidescan-sonar, and bathymetry data, which the sedimentary environments were based on, was by differential GPS.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: DVD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20110831
Ending_Date: 20130619
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Contribution:
The original acoustic data acquired during NOAA survey H12298 aboard the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson were collected from Aug. 31, 2011 to Nov. 16, 2011 and the sediment samples and bottom photography were collected during USGS survey 2013-005-FA between June 17-19, 2013.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The GeoTIFF images of the multibeam and sidescan-sonar data from survey H12298 and the point data layers from bottom photography and grain-size analyses of sediments collected from this survey area were imported into the ArcMap 9.3.1. Bottom features were interpreted based on the bathymetry, sidescan, bottom photography, and textural analyses. The individually interpreted features (i.e. boulders) were outlined using the available graphic tools. This and all subsequent process steps were completed by the same person, Katherine McMullen.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12298_mb2m_geo.tif
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2013-005_298seddata.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2013-005_298botphotos.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12298_1msss_utm19.tif
Process_Date: 2014
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12298interp.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
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 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Sedimentary environments were interpreted largely based on the sea floor interpretations, although some polygons have different borders to reflect overlap or other features. The h12298interp.shp file was copied and renamed in ArcCatalog 9.3.1 and polygon labels were changed to reflect sedimentary environments. Boulders, cobbles, and glaciolacustrine sediments indicate environments of erosion or nondeposition in this study area, sand waves indicate coarse-grained bedload transport, and the remaining modern marine sediments are likely environments characterized by sorting and reworking. In areas where the interpretation polygons overlapped, the dominant feature on the sea floor was used. Polygons with overlap were intersected, clipped, and either merged with the dominant area or relabeled using the tools in ArcMap 9.3.1.
In outlining the borders of the sedimentary environments in the H12298 area, we attempted to match those in adjacent study areas (USGS Open-File Reports 2007-1012, 2012-1005, and 2014-1160). The interpretations in OFR 2012-1005 were done using 4-m bathymetry, so some features visible in the 2-m bathymetry of overlapping and adjacent areas in this survey were not discernable. Likewise, features that overlap two adjoining surveys are often difficult to outline when the data from only one survey is available. Thus, the sedimentary environments have some minor discrepancies with adjoining study areas.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h12298interp.shp
Process_Date: 2014
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h12298sedenv.shp
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Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
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Interpretation of sedimentary environments from NOAA H12298 multibeam-bathymetry and sidescan-sonar data and USGS 2013-005-FA sediment and photography data
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Coarse-grained bedload transport: Environment within which sea-floor sand and pea-gravel sized sediments are transported
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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Sorting and reworking: Environment within which sea-floor sediments are being separated into different fractions according to grain size.
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Shapefile containing sedimentary environments of the sea floor in the Block Island Sound study area. Shapefile shows distributions of environments characterized by erosion or nondeposition, coarse-grained bedload transport, and sorting and reworking.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
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 x2277
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmcmullen@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data - h12298sedenv.zip
Distribution_Liability:
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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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 software capable of reading this format. A free data viewer, ArcGIS Explorer, capable of displaying the data is available from Esri at www.esri.com.
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Contact_Person: Katherine McMullen
Contact_Position: Field and Laboratory Technician
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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
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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
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