1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 44461

Dataset description: q3_13mbathy

Swath bathymetry 13-m-cell-size grid of quadrangle 3 on Stellwagen Bank offshore of Boston, Massachusetts collected by the U.S. Geological Survey aboard the CCGS Frederick G. Creed from 1994-1996
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, multibeam sonar, geospatial datasets, marine geology, bathymetry
FormatGeoTIFF;
Amount5 MB

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Location of materials and files

Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P13PVHRI/q3_13mbathy_meta.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
1995-013-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1995-033-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1996-032-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1996-043-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter
1994-008-FASimrad EM 1000
Multibeam echo sounder, 95 kHz, acquires bathymetry and backscatter

Geometries linked to this dataset

MapNameDescription
Mapq3_footprintFootprint of quadrangle 3 of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region offshore of Boston, Massachusetts that encompasses the bathymetry and seabed interpretation.