Acoustic Backscatter geoTIFF from data collected in 2013 by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and processed by the U.S. Geological Survey for the Inner Continental Borderland, Southern California (mv1316_backscatter)

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Identification_Information:


Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey and Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Acoustic Backscatter geoTIFF from data collected in 2013 by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and processed by the U.S. Geological Survey for the Inner Continental Borderland, Southern California (mv1316_backscatter)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Online_Linkage:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3324/downloads/data/backscatter/MV1316_backscatter.zip
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3324/downloads/sim3324_data.html
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3324



Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Peter Dartnell
Originator: Neal W. Driscoll
Originator: Daniel Brothers
Originator: James E. Conrad
Originator: Jared Kluesner
Originator: Graham Kent
Originator: Brian Andrews
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:
Bathymetry, Acoustic Backscatter, and Selected Perspective Views - Inner Continental Borderland, Southern California
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Scientific Investigations Map
Issue_Identification: XXXX
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz and Menlo Park, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3324
Online_Linkage: https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sim3324


Description:
Abstract:
In December 2013 Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) collected multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data in the Gulf of Santa Catalina and the San Diego Trough, southern California (SIO survey ID MV-1316). The surveys were conducted using the SIO R/V Melville outfitted with a 120-kHz Kongsberg EM-122 multibeam echosounder. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) processed these data and produced a series of bathymetric surfaces and acoustic backscatter images. These data can be used to assess the hazards posed by offshore faults, submarine landslides, and tsunamis as well as map sediment transport pathways and sedimentary sinks. These metadata describe the acoustic backscatter imagery provided in the report.
Purpose:
These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) or other software to identify seafloor features. These data are not intended for navigational purposes.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2013
Ending_Date: 2014
Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed


Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.35
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -117.30
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.70
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.60


Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: acoustic-backscatter
Theme_Keyword: Water Depth
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Floor Topography
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: multibeam sonar
Theme_Keyword: geology
Theme_Keyword: acoustic-backscatter
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
Theme_Keyword:
Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
Theme_Keyword:
Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Seafloor Topography
Theme_Keyword:
Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth

Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Pacific
Place_Keyword: Oceanside
Place_Keyword: Dana Point
Place_Keyword: State of California

Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: California
Place_Keyword: CA
Place_Keyword: USA

Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA/GCMD Location Keywords
Place_Keyword: Ocean > Pacific Ocean > North Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword:
Continent > North America > United States Of America > California



Access_Constraints: None


Use_Constraints:

USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain. Acknowledge Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the U.S. Geological Survey in products derived from these data. Share data products developed using these data with the U.S. Geological Survey. This information is not intended for navigational purposes. Read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to data use. Uses of these data should not violate the spatial resolution of the data. Where these data are used in combination with other data of different resolution, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lowest resolution of all the data. Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document these data in nonproprietary form, as well as in ArcInfo format, this metadata file may include some ArcInfo-specific terminology.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Peter Dartnell
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacifc Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Natural Bridge Dr.
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7415
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831) 427-4709
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pdartnell@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: figures/MV1316_mosQV.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image showing coverage of MV1316 acoustic-backscatter.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Quality_Information:


Logical_Consistency_Report: Unspecified


Completeness_Report: Complete


Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Estimated to be no less than 25 m, owing to water depth and total propagated uncertainties of the mapping systems, which include sonar system, position and motion compensation system, and navigation, as well as data processing that includes sounding cleaning, gridding, and datum transformations.


Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In December 2013, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) collected multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data in the Gulf of Santa Catalina and the San Diego Trough abooard the R/V Melville outfitted with a 120-kHz Kongsberg EM-122 multibeam echsounder (SIO survey ID MV-1316). The U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center received from SIO the raw Simrad (.all) survey line files. Backscatter data were processed using the Fledermaus (version 7.3.2) integration of Geocoder. The Simrad (.all) line files were imported into Fledermaus and adjustments were made to the files including TX/RX (transmit/receive) power gain and adaptive angle-varying gain corrections. The lines files were then mosaicked into one overall 20-m resolution image. The image was then exported as a georeferenced TIFF image.

Process_Date: 2014
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Pete Dartnell
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Natural Bridges Dr.
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7415
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pdartnell@usgs.gov



Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: grid cell

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 11
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -117.00000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00000
False_Easting: 500000.0
False_Northing: 0.00
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 20.0
Ordinate_Resolution: 20.0
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS84
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS84
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00 meters
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The complete SIO-USGS acoustic backscatter image was originally archived as an ESRI grid with the following attributes: 
Cell size = 20.0
Number of rows = 5709
Number of columns = 4725

Data type = floating point

Boundary
Xmin = 376037.18
Xmax = 470537.18
Ymin = 3607315.35
Ymax = 3721495.35

Statistics
Minimum value = -63.71
Maximum value = -4.64
Mean = -28.35
Standard deviation = 3.89

Coordinate system description
Projection  UTM
Zone  11
Datum  WGS84
Units  meter
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 345 Middlefield Rd
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025-3561
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-4309

Distribution_Liability:

This database, identified as Acoustic Backscatter of the Inner Continental Borderland, southern California has been approved for release and publication by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Although this database has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS or the U.S. Government shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. These data are not intended for navigational use.


Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: TIFF
Transfer_Size: 5.6
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3324/downloads/data/backscatter/MV1316_backscatter.zip
Fees: None


Metadata_Reference_Information:


Metadata_Date: 20140925
Metadata_Review_Date: 20140915



Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Peter Dartnell
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Natural Bridges Dr.
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (831) 460-7415
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (831) 427-4709
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pdartnell@usgs.gov


Metadata_Standard_Name:

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998


Metadata_Time_Convention: universal time


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