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- description: These data are qualitatively derived interpretive polygon shapefiles and selected source raster data defining
surficial geology, sediment type and distribution, and physiographic zones of the sea floor from Nahant to Northern Cape Cod
Bay. Much of the geophysical data used to create the interpretive layers were collected under a cooperative agreement among
the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program,
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Initiated in 2003,
the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal
and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of seafloor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat,
delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes because of natural or human effects. The project is focused
on the inshore waters of coastal Massachusetts. Data collected during the mapping cooperative involving the USGS have been
released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html).
The interpretations released in this study are for an area extending from the southern tip of Nahant to Northern Cape Cod
Bay, Massachusetts. A combination of geophysical and sample data including high resolution bathymetry and lidar, acoustic-backscatter
intensity, seismic-reflection profiles, bottom photographs, and sediment samples are used to create the data interpretations.
Most of the nearshore geophysical and sample data (including the bottom photographs) were collected during several cruises
between 2000 and 2008. More information about the cruises and the data collected can be found at the Geologic Mapping of the
Seafloor Offshore of Massachusetts Web page: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/.; abstract: These data
are qualitatively derived interpretive polygon shapefiles and selected source raster data defining surficial geology, sediment
type and distribution, and physiographic zones of the sea floor from Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay. Much of the geophysical
data used to create the interpretive layers were collected under a cooperative agreement among the Massachusetts Office of
Coastal Zone Management (CZM), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Initiated in 2003, the primary objective
of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources.
Accurate data and maps of seafloor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources,
and assessing environmental changes because of natural or human effects. The project is focused on the inshore waters of coastal
Massachusetts. Data collected during the mapping cooperative involving the USGS have been released in a series of USGS Open-File
Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html). The interpretations released in this
study are for an area extending from the southern tip of Nahant to Northern Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. A combination of
geophysical and sample data including high resolution bathymetry and lidar, acoustic-backscatter intensity, seismic-reflection
profiles, bottom photographs, and sediment samples are used to create the data interpretations. Most of the nearshore geophysical
and sample data (including the bottom photographs) were collected during several cruises between 2000 and 2008. More information
about the cruises and the data collected can be found at the Geologic Mapping of the Seafloor Offshore of Massachusetts Web
page: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/.
Citation
- Title Elevation of the Holocene transgressive unconformity beneath the Massachusetts inner continental shelf between Nahant and
Northern Cape Cod Bay (utelev Esri binary grid; UTM, Zone 19N, WGS 84).
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2017-12-12T09:36:06.837153
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