Dataset description: slope_SIM2840

Dataset description: slope_SIM2840

Sea floor slope analysis for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region. The slope analysis provides an interpretation of the seabed features in the highly variable geomorphology of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region.

Version	1
Keywords	sea-floor characteristics, geospatial datasets, marine geology, marine geophysics
Format	Esri grid format
Amount	93 MB

Contacts

Contact	Page C Valentine [email protected]

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://doi.org/10.3133/sim2840 http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2840/DATA/slope/slope.zip
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/sim/sim2840/slope_metadata.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
1995-013-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1996-032-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1996-043-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1994-008-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter

Geometries linked to this dataset

Map	Name	Description
Map	raster_sample_footprint_SIM2840	Footprint of the raster data (sun-illuminated, backscatter, slope, ruggedness) and station data (video tracks, station location) in SIM 2840 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region.