Shapefile of the contours for the bathymetric survey of Caño Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, August 2015
Dates
Publication Date
2018-05-07
Time Period
2015-08-11
Citation
Gómez-Fragoso, J.M., 2018, Shapefile of the contours for the bathymetric survey of Caño Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, August 2015:U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WH2P6K.
Summary
This dataset consists of a shapefile of lines representing the bottom contours for the bathymetric survey of Caño Boquerón, in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, conducted on August 21, 2015. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, conducted a limnological study at Caño Boquerón in Cabo Rojo to assess the principal mechanisms affecting the hydrology and water quality characteristics. The study characterized hydrologic and physical-chemical properties, sediment deposition rates, bathymetry, and biological conditions. The bathymetric survey system used for the study consisted of a coupled global positioning system (GPS) device with a water depth sounder. Established navigation lines were used [...]
Summary
This dataset consists of a shapefile of lines representing the bottom contours for the bathymetric survey of Caño Boquerón, in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, conducted on August 21, 2015. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, conducted a limnological study at Caño Boquerón in Cabo Rojo to assess the principal mechanisms affecting the hydrology and water quality characteristics. The study characterized hydrologic and physical-chemical properties, sediment deposition rates, bathymetry, and biological conditions. The bathymetric survey system used for the study consisted of a coupled global positioning system (GPS) device with a water depth sounder. Established navigation lines were used to simultaneously collect water depth and geographic location data using a bathymetric system. A bathymetric map was generated by transferring collected data into a geographic information system (GIS).
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Boqueron_contoursv2.zip
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Boqueron_contoursv2_FGDC.xml Original FGDC Metadata
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Boqueron_contoursv2.zip
Boqueron_contoursv2.shp
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Purpose
The purpose of the bathymetric survey is to determine water depth, which is necessary to contour the bottom of the lagoon and calculate the water volume of the lagoon referenced to mean sea level. This dataset in shapefile format contains the generated lagoon bottom contours for Caño Boquerón, in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, during the bathymetric survey conducted on August 21, 2015.
