Dataset description: Sediment Thickness-Bolinas to Pescadero, California

This part of DS 781 presents data for the sediment-thickness map of the Bolinas to Pescadero, California, region. The raster data file is included in "SedimentThickness_BolinastoPescadero.zip," which is accessible from http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/781/BolinastoPescadero/data_catalog_BolinastoPescadero.html. As part of the USGS's California State Waters Mapping Project, a 50-m grid of sediment thickness for the seafloor within the 3-nautical mile limit between Bolinas and Pescadero was generated from seismic-reflection data collected between 2006 and 2010, supplemented with outcrop and geologic structure (fault) information following the methodology of Wong (2012). Reference Cited: Wong, F. L., Phillips, E.L., Johnson, S.Y., and Sliter, R.W., 2012, Modeling of depth to base of Last Glacial Maximum and seafloor sediment thickness for the California State Waters Map Series, eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1161, 16 p. (available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1161/)
Version1
Keywordsseismic reflection methods, stratigraphic thickness, geospatial datasets, maps and atlases, marine geology
Data typesSub Bottom Profiler, Sparker
FormatGeoTIFF;
Amount1.0 MB

Contacts

Contact
Janet Tilden Watt

Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
L106SFChirp
Edgetech
S809NCsparker
shallow-penetrating continuous seismic profiling (3.5-khz system, 150-joule sparker)
S1610NCchirp
S1610NCsparker
shallow-penetrating continuous seismic profiling (3.5-khz system, 150-joule sparker)
S1510NCsparker
shallow-penetrating continuous seismic profiling (3.5-khz system, 150-joule sparker)
L106SFminisparker
800 joules minisparker
F207NC512 chirp
is a seismic reflection instrument that uses sound to examine the layering of sedimentary strata on and below the sea floor. The Chirp being used in this project is a modified version of the Subscan 512 made by Edgetech. The noise it makes actually sounds like a bird's chirp; the frequencies of the sound it produces are between 500 Hz and 12 kHz. The Chirp has two advantages that allow it to get excellent penetration (meaning it can see deep, like >50 m or >64 ft, into the seabed) and high resolution (meaning it can make out fine layering, layers
F207NCsparker
shallow-penetrating continuous seismic profiling (3.5-khz system, 150-joule sparker)