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High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf—Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

Open-File Report 2012-1002
Prepared in cooperation with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
By: , , , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121002

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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) have cooperated to map approximately 410 square kilometers (km²) of the inner continental shelf in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. This report contains geophysical data collected by the USGS on three cruises conducted in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and additional bathymetry data collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2004. The geophysical data include (1) swath bathymetry using interferometric sonar and multibeam echosounder systems, (2) acoustic backscatter from sidescan sonar, and (3) seismic-reflection profiles from a chirp subbottom profiler. These spatial data support research on the Quaternary evolution of Buzzards Bay, the influence of sea-level change and sediment supply on coastal evolution, and efforts to understand the type, distribution, and quality of subtidal marine habitats in the coastal ocean of Massachusetts.

Suggested Citation

Ackerman, S.D., Andrews, B., Foster, D.S., Baldwin, W.E., Schwab, W.C., 2012, High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf—Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1002, HTML Document: Title Page, Contents, List of Figures, Conversion Factors, Abbreviations, Abstract, Introduction, Data Collection and Processing, Acknowledgments, References Cited, Appendix 1 Geospatial Data, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20121002.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title High-resolution geophysical data from the inner continental shelf—Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2012-1002
DOI 10.3133/ofr20121002
Year Published 2012
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Description HTML Document: Title Page, Contents, List of Figures, Conversion Factors, Abbreviations, Abstract, Introduction, Data Collection and Processing, Acknowledgments, References Cited, Appendix 1 Geospatial Data
Country United States
State Massachusetts
Other Geospatial Buzzards Bay
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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