Geophysical data from offshore of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, Cat Island to Western Horn Island, Mississippi
Open-File Report
2010-1178
By: E.A. Pendleton, W. E. Baldwin, W. W. Danforth, N. T. DeWitt, A.S. Forde, D.S. Foster, K.W. Kelso, W.R. Pfeiffer, A.M. Turecek, J. G. Flocks, and D.C. Twichell
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Abstract
This report contains the geophysical and geospatial data that were collected along the western offshore side of the Gulf Islands of Mississippi on the research vessel Tommy Munro during two cruises in 2010. Geophysical data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and St. Petersburg, Forida, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District. Bathymetric-sonar, sidescan-sonar, and Chirp seismic-reflection data were acquired with the following equipment, respectively: Systems Engineering and Assessment, Ltd., SwathPlus interferometric sonars; Klein 3000 and 3900 dual-frequency sidescan sonars; and an EdgeTech 512i Chirp sub-bottom profiling system. The long-term goals of this mapping effort are to produce high-quality, high-resolution geologic maps and interpretations that can be utilized to identify sand resources within the region, to better understand the Holocene evolution, and to anticipate future changes in this coastal system. Processed geospatial data files and the geophysical data provided in this report help attain these goals.
Suggested Citation
Pendleton, E., Baldwin, W.E., Danforth, W.W., DeWitt, N.T., Forde, A., Foster, D., Kelso, K., Pfeiffer, W., Turecek, A., Flocks, J.G., and Twichell, D., 2011, Geophysical data from offshore of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, Cat Island to Western Horn Island, Mississippi: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1178, HTML Document, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20101178.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Geophysical data from offshore of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, Cat Island to Western Horn Island, Mississippi |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2010-1178 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20101178 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | HTML Document |
| Time Range Start | 2010-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 2010-12-31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf Islands Of Mississippi;Gulf Of Mexico |