Dataset description: SIM3341_geologic_interp

Dataset description: SIM3341_geologic_interp

Polygon shapefile of the interpretation of the seabed geologic substrates in quadrangle 6 of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region offshore of Boston, Massachusetts based on data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1993-2004

Version	1
Keywords	sea-floor characteristics, scientific interpretation, geospatial datasets, marine geology
Format	shapefile
Amount	<1 MB

Contacts

Contact	Page C Valentine WHSC_data_contact@usgs.gov

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3341 https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3341/data/SIM3341_geologic_interp.zip
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/sim/sim3341/SIM3341_geologic_interpmeta.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
1993-030-FA	Grab sampler Sampling device consisting of a set of jaws and a deployment mechanism designed to collect sediments or loose substrate from the surface of the sea floor.
1994-004-FA	Van Veen grab sampler Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.
1994-014-FA	Van Veen grab sampler Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.
1995-012-FA	Van Veen grab sampler Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.
1995-013-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1995-015-FA	Grab sampler Sampling device consisting of a set of jaws and a deployment mechanism designed to collect sediments or loose substrate from the surface of the sea floor.
1995-036-FA	SeaBOSS Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1996-025-FA	Grab sampler Sampling device consisting of a set of jaws and a deployment mechanism designed to collect sediments or loose substrate from the surface of the sea floor.
1996-032-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1996-037-FA	Van Veen grab sampler Grab sampler with jaws levered shut by long bars and deployed by the action of pulling the sampler off the bottom of the sea floor.
1996-043-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1998-017-FA	SeaBOSS Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1999-011-FA	SeaBOSS Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2003-014-FA	SeaBOSS Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2004-010-FA	SeaBOSS Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1994-008-FA	Simrad EM 1000 Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1998-022-FA	SeaBOSS Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
1998-029-FA	SeaBOSS Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.

Geometries linked to this dataset

Map	Name	Description
Map	SIM3341_footprint	Footprint of bathymetry, stations locations used for the geologic interpretation, and the geologic interpretation of quadrangle 6 on Stellwagen Bank offshore of Boston, Massachusetts