1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System
  3. Dataset 44464

Dataset description: q3_stations_geology

Station locations in quadrangle 3 in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary offshore of Boston, Massachusetts where video, photographs and sediment samples were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1993-2021 - includes sediment sample analyses and interpreted geologic substrate
Version1
Keywordssea-floor characteristics, scientific interpretation, geology, geospatial datasets, marine geology
Formatshapefile; XLSX; CSV
Amount<2 MB

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Public files
Metadatahttps://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/whcmsc/SB_data_release/DR_P13PVHRI/q3_stations_geology_meta.xml
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Activities and equipment

ActivityEquipment
1993-030-FAGrab 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.
1995-012-FAVan 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.
1995-015-FAGrab 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.
1996-025-FAGrab 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.
2013-044-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2014-015-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2014-055-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2014-066-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2015-017-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2015-062-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2016-004-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2018-029-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2016-038-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2017-030-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2016-039-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2016-012-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2018-027-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2018-028-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2019-007-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2019-008-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2017-044-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2020-012-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.
2021-016-FASeaBOSS
Grab sampler with video and still cameras mounted on the frame.

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.