High-resolution chirp and mini-sparker seismic-reflection data from the southern California continental shelf — Gaviota to Mugu Canyon
Open-File Report
2008-1246
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected high-resolution shallow seismic-reflection data in September, 2007, and June-July, 2008, from the continental shelf offshore of southern California between Gaviota and Mugu Canyon, in support of the California's State Waters Mapping Program.
Data were acquired using SIG 2mille mini-sparker and Edgetech chirp 512 instruments aboard the R/V Zephyr (Sept. 2007) and R/V Parke Snavely (June-July 2008). The survey area spanned approximately 120 km of coastline, and included shore-perpendicular transects spaced 1.0-1.5 km apart that extended offshore to at least the 3-mile limit of State waters, in water depths ranging from 10 m near shore to 300 m near the offshore extent of Mugu and Hueneme submarine canyons. Subbottom acoustic penetration spanned tens to several hundred meters, variable by location.
This report includes maps of the surveyed transects, linked to Google Earth software, as well as digital data files showing images of each transect in SEG-Y, JPEG, and TIFF formats. The images of sediment deposits, tectonic structure, and natural-gas seeps collected during this study provide geologic information that is essential to coastal zone and resource management at Federal, State and local levels, as well as to future research on the sedimentary, tectonic, and climatic record of southern California.
Suggested Citation
Sliter, R.W., Triezenberg, P., Hart, P.E., Draut, A.E., Normark, W.R., Conrad, J.E., 2008, High-resolution chirp and mini-sparker seismic-reflection data from the southern California continental shelf — Gaviota to Mugu Canyon: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1246, HTML Document, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20081246.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | High-resolution chirp and mini-sparker seismic-reflection data from the southern California continental shelf — Gaviota to Mugu Canyon |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2008-1246 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20081246 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Coastal and Marine Geology |
| Description | HTML Document |
| Time Range Start | 2007-09-12 |
| Time Range End | 2008-07-01 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Gaviota to Mugu Canyon |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |