Dataset Identification:
Resource Abstract:
- description: This data set contains the sea floor topographic contours, sun-illuminated topographic imagery, and backscatter
intensity generated from a multibeam sonar survey of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts,
an area of approximately 1100 square nautical miles. The Stellwagen Bank NMS Mapping Project is designed to provide detailed
maps of the Stellwagen Bank region's environments and habitats and the first complete multibeam topographic and sea floor
characterization maps of a significant region of the shallow EEZ. Data were collected on four cruises over a two year period
from the fall of 1994 to the fall of 1996. The surveys were conducted aboard the Candian Hydrographic Service vessel Frederick
G. Creed, a SWATH (Small Waterplane Twin Hull) ship that surveys at speeds of 16 knots. The multibeam data were collected
utilizing a Simrad Subsea EM 1000 Multibeam Echo Sounder (95 kHz) that is permanently installed in the hull of the Creed.;
abstract: This data set contains the sea floor topographic contours, sun-illuminated topographic imagery, and backscatter
intensity generated from a multibeam sonar survey of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts,
an area of approximately 1100 square nautical miles. The Stellwagen Bank NMS Mapping Project is designed to provide detailed
maps of the Stellwagen Bank region's environments and habitats and the first complete multibeam topographic and sea floor
characterization maps of a significant region of the shallow EEZ. Data were collected on four cruises over a two year period
from the fall of 1994 to the fall of 1996. The surveys were conducted aboard the Candian Hydrographic Service vessel Frederick
G. Creed, a SWATH (Small Waterplane Twin Hull) ship that surveys at speeds of 16 knots. The multibeam data were collected
utilizing a Simrad Subsea EM 1000 Multibeam Echo Sounder (95 kHz) that is permanently installed in the hull of the Creed.
Citation
- Title Sea floor maps showing topography, sun-illuminated topographic imagery, and backscatter intensity of the Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary Region off Boston, Massachusetts.
-
- creation Date
2018-05-12T16:49:44.448429
Resource language:
Processing environment:
Back to top:
Metadata data stamp:
2018-08-06T23:47:28Z
Resource Maintenance Information
- maintenance or update frequency:
- notes: This metadata record was generated by an xslt transformation from a dc metadata record; Transform by Stephen M. Richard, based
on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-06T23:47:28Z
Metadata contact
-
pointOfContact
- organisation Name
CINERGI Metadata catalog
-
- Contact information
-
-
- Address
-
- electronic Mail Address cinergi@sdsc.edu
Metadata language
eng
Metadata character set encoding:
utf8
Metadata standard for this record:
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
standard version:
2007
Metadata record identifier:
urn:dciso:metadataabout:fddd38fa-9a75-4268-a902-0023f3f2d4de
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)