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Bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data collected in 2010 from Cat Island, Mississippi

Data Series 739
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ds739

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Abstract

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC), in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), conducted geophysical and sedimentological surveys around Cat Island, the westernmost island in the Mississippi-Alabama barrier island chain (fig. 1). The objectives of the study were to understand the geologic evolution of Cat Island relative to other barrier islands in the northern Gulf of Mexico and to identify relationships between the geologic history, present day morphology, and sediment distribution. This report contains data from the bathymetry and side-scan sonar portion of the study collected during two geophysical cruises. Interferometric swath bathymetry and side-scan sonar data were collected aboard the RV G.K. Gilbert September 7-15, 2010. Single-beam bathymetry was collected in shallow water around the island (< 2 meter (m)) from the RV Streeterville from September 28 to October 2, 2010, to cover the data gap between the landward limit of the previous cruise and the shoreline. This report serves as an archive of processed interferometric swath and single-beam bathymetry and side scan sonar data. GIS data products include a 50-m cell size interpolated gridded bathymetry surface, trackline maps, and an acoustic side-scan sonar image. Additional files include error analysis maps, Field Activity Collection System (FACS) logs, and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FDGC) metadata.

Suggested Citation

Buster, N.A., Pfeiffer, W.R., Miselis, J.L., Kindinger, J.L., Wiese, D.S., Reynolds, B., 2012, Bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data collected in 2010 from Cat Island, Mississippi: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 739, HTML Document: Abstract; Introduction; Survey Overview; Data Acquisition; Data Processing; Error Analysis; Survey Products; Data Downloads; Logs; Acronyms; Acknowledgements; References, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds739.

ISSN: 2327-638X (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data collected in 2010 from Cat Island, Mississippi
Series title Data Series
Series number 739
DOI 10.3133/ds739
Year Published 2012
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Description HTML Document: Abstract; Introduction; Survey Overview; Data Acquisition; Data Processing; Error Analysis; Survey Products; Data Downloads; Logs; Acronyms; Acknowledgements; References
Country United States
State Alabama;Mississippi
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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