Marine Geophysical Data Collected to Support Methane Seep Research Along the U.S. Atlantic Continental Shelf Break and Upper Continental Slope Between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons During U.S. Geological Survey Field Activities 2017-001-FA and 2017-002-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Tags: Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, Baltimore Canyon, CMHRP, All tags... Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Energy Resources, Geophysics, HRS1704, HRS1713, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, Marine Geology, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, Stratigraphy, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, field activity number 2017-001-FA, field activity number 2017-002-FA, Fewer tags

Ultra-short baseline - navigation points and tracklines for Applied Acoustics EasyTrack Nexus 2 USBL data collected for ROV Global Explorer during USGS field activity 2017-001-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Accomac Canyon, Applied Acoustics, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, Baltimore Canyon, All tags... CMGP, Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, EasyTrack Nexus 2, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, ROV Global Explorer, ROV navigation, U.S. Geological Survey, USBL, USBL navigation, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, field activity number 2017-001-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, location, marine geology, marine geology, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceans, shapefile, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Table and accompanying photographs for biogeomorphic classification of shorebird nesting sites on the U.S. Atlantic coast from April to August, 2015

Atlantic coast piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nest sites are typically found on low-lying beach and dune systems, which respond rapidly to coastal processes like sediment overwash, inlet formation, and island migration that are sensitive to climate-related changes in storminess and the rate of sea-level rise. Data were obtained to understand piping plover habitat distribution and use along their Atlantic Coast breeding range. A smartphone application called iPlover was developed to collect standardized data on habitat characteristics at piping plover nest locations. The application capitalized on a network of trained monitors that observe piping plovers throughout their U.S. Atlantic coast breeding range as...

Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Assateague Island, Atlantic Margin, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Chincoteague Island, All tags... JPEG images, Long Island, Maine, Marthas Vineyard, Maryland, Massachusetts, Monomoy Island, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Parker River, Rhode Island, U.S. Atlantic East Coast, Virginia, biota, coasts, continental United States, east coast, geoscientificInformation, shorebird, shorebird nesting, smartphone application, Fewer tags

Multibeam echo sounder - GeoTIFF grids for processed Reson 7160 seafloor bathymetry data collected during USGS field activities 2017-001-FA and 2017-002-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: 7160, Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, All tags... Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, GeoTIFF, HRS1704, HRS1713, HYPACK HYSWEEP HSX and 7K formats, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, Reson, Reson s7k format, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bathymetry, elevation, field activity number 2017-001-FA, field activity number 2017-002-FA, geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, marine geology, marine geophysics, multibeam bathymetry, multibeam echo sounder, multibeam sonar, oceans, Fewer tags

Chirp seismic reflection - shotpoints, tracklines, profile images, and SEG-Y traces for EdgeTech SB-512i chirp data collected during USGS field activity 2017-002-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, Chincoteague Ridge, All tags... Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, EdgeTech, Keller Canyon, Norfolk Canyon, PNG, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, SB-512i, SEG-Y traces, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, chirp, field activity number 2017-002-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, image, location, marine geology, marine geology, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceans, seismic navigation, seismic profile, seismic reflection, seismic reflection methods, shapefile, sub-bottom profiling, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Trackline navigation for EdgeTech SB-512i chirp and multichannel sparker seismic-reflection data collected in 2013 by Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc. for the Maryland Energy Administration offshore of the Delmarva Peninsula (polyline shapefiles)

Geologic structure and isopach maps were constructed by interpreting over 19,890 trackline kilometers of co-located multichannel boomer, sparker and chirp seismic reflection profiles from the continental shelf of the Delmarva Peninsula, including Maryland and Virginia state waters. In this region, Brothers and others (2020) interpret 12 seismic units and 11 regional unconformities. They interpret the infilled channels as Late Tertiary and Quaternary courses of the Susquehanna, Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James Rivers and tributaries, in addition to a broad drainage system. These regional unconformities form a composite unconformity interpreted as the Quaternary-Tertiary (Q-T) unconformity. A depth to Tertiary...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, BOEM, Bureau of Ocen and Energy Management, CMHRP, All tags... Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Delmarva Peninsula, Interpretation, Marine Geology, Maryland, Maryland Energy Administration, Maryland Wind Energy Area, Navigation, Sea floor, Seismic Interpretation, Seismic-reflection Profiles, Shapefile, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, location, marine geology, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceans, seismic reflection methods, sub-bottom profiling, Fewer tags

Biogeomorphic classification and images of shorebird nesting sites on the U.S. Atlantic coast

Atlantic coast piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nest sites are typically found on low-lying beach and dune systems, which respond rapidly to coastal processes like sediment overwash, inlet formation, and island migration that are sensitive to climate-related changes in storminess and the rate of sea-level rise. Data were obtained to understand piping plover habitat distribution and use along their Atlantic Coast breeding range. A smartphone application called iPlover was developed to collect standardized data on habitat characteristics at piping plover nest locations. The application capitalized on a network of trained monitors that observe piping plovers throughout their U.S. Atlantic coast breeding range as...

Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Assateague Island, Atlantic Margin, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Chincoteague Island, All tags... JPEG images, Long Island, Maine, Marthas Vineyard, Maryland, Massachusetts, Monomoy Island, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Parker River, Rhode Island, U.S. Atlantic East Coast, Virginia, biota, coasts, continental United States, east coast, geoscientificInformation, shorebird, shorebird nesting, smartphone application, Fewer tags

Split-beam echo sounder - navigation points, tracklines, and profile images for Simrad EK60 split-beam echo sounder data collected during USGS field activities 2017-001-FA and 2017-002-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, Baltimore Canyon, CMHRP, All tags... Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, PNG, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, Simrad .raw format, Simrad EK60 general purpose trancever, Simrad ES38-10 transducer, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, field activity number 2017-001-FA, field activity number 2017-002-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, image, location, marine geophysics, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceanography, oceans, scientific echo sounder, shapefile, sonar methods, split-beam echo sounder, split-beam echo sounder navigation, split-beam echo sounder profile, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Table and accompanying photographs for biogeomorphic classification of shorebird nesting sites on the U.S. Atlantic coast from March to September, 2016

Atlantic coast piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nest sites are typically found on low-lying beach and dune systems, which respond rapidly to coastal processes like sediment overwash, inlet formation, and island migration that are sensitive to climate-related changes in storminess and the rate of sea-level rise. Data were obtained to understand piping plover habitat distribution and use along their Atlantic Coast breeding range. A smartphone application called iPlover was developed to collect standardized data on habitat characteristics at piping plover nest locations. The application capitalized on a network of trained monitors that observe piping plovers throughout their U.S. Atlantic coast breeding range as...

Categories: Data; Tags: Assateague Island, Atlantic Margin, CMGP, Cape Cod, Cape Lookout, All tags... Charadrius Melodus, Chincoteague Island, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Delmarva Peninsula, Eastern Shore of Virginia, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Environmental Health, Fire Island, JPEG images, Land Use Change, Long Island, Maine, Marine Geology, Marthas Vineyard, Maryland, Massachusetts, Monomoy Island, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Parker River, Piping Plover, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Rhode Island, U.S. Atlantic East Coast, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Virginia, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, biogeography, biogeomorphic, biota, birds, coastal ecosystems, coasts, continental United States, east coast, geoscientificInformation, habitat, habitats, image collections, migratory species, photography, point data, shorebird, shorebird nesting, smartphone application, Fewer tags

Multibeam echo sounder - navigation tracklines for Reson 7160 data collected during USGS field activities 2017-001-FA and 2017-002-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: 7160, Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, All tags... Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, HYPACK HYSWEEP HSX and 7K formats, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, Reson, Reson s7k format, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bathymetry, field activity number 2017-001-FA, field activity number 2017-002-FA, geoscientificInformation, location, marine geology, marine geophysics, multibeam bathymetry, multibeam echo sounder, multibeam sonar, multibeam time-series backscatter, navigational data, oceans, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, shapefile, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Chirp seismic reflection data- shotpoints, tracklines, profile images, and SEG-Y traces for EdgeTech 3400 chirp data collected during USGS field activity 2022-001-FA (point and polyline shapefiles, CSV text, PNG Images, and SEGY data, GCS WGS 84)

In June 2022, the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, collected high-resolution geophysical data, in Nantucket Sound to understand the regional geology in the vicinity of Horseshoe Shoal. This effort is part of a long-term collaboration between the USGS and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to map the State’s waters, support research on the Quaternary evolution of coastal Massachusetts, resolve the influence of sea-level change and sediment supply on coastal evolution, and strengthen efforts to understand the type, distribution, and quality of subtidal marine habitats. This collaboration produces high-resolution geologic data that serve the needs of...

Tags: 3400, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, CZM, All tags... Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOI, Department of the Interior, EdgeTech, Eldridge Shoal, Horseshoe Shoal, MassCZM, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Nantucket Sound, PNG, R/V Rafael, SEG-Y traces, Succonnesset Shoal, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wreck Shoal, chirp, field activity number 2022-001-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, image, location, marine geology, marine geology, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceans, seismic navigation, seismic profile, seismic reflection, seismic reflection methods, shapefile, sub-bottom profiling, trackline navigation, Fewer tags

Table and accompanying photographs for biogeomorphic classification of shorebird nesting sites on the U.S. Atlantic coast from May to August, 2014

Atlantic coast piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nest sites are typically found on low-lying beach and dune systems, which respond rapidly to coastal processes like sediment overwash, inlet formation, and island migration that are sensitive to climate-related changes in storminess and the rate of sea-level rise. Data were obtained to understand piping plover habitat distribution and use along their Atlantic Coast breeding range. A smartphone application called iPlover was developed to collect standardized data on habitat characteristics at piping plover nest locations. The application capitalized on a network of trained monitors that observe piping plovers throughout their U.S. Atlantic coast breeding range as...

Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Assateague Island, Atlantic Margin, Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, Chincoteague Island, All tags... JPEG images, Long Island, Maine, Marthas Vineyard, Maryland, Massachusetts, Monomoy Island, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Parker River, Rhode Island, U.S. Atlantic East Coast, Virginia, biota, coasts, continental United States, east coast, geoscientificInformation, shorebird, shorebird nesting, smartphone application, Fewer tags

Multibeam echo sounder - GeoTIFF images for processed Reson 7160 seafloor backscatter data collected during USGS field activities 2017-001-FA and 2017-002-FA

In spring and summer 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Gas Hydrates Project conducted two cruises aboard the research vessel Hugh R. Sharp to explore the geology, chemistry, ecology, physics, and oceanography of sea-floor methane seeps and water column gas plumes on the northern U.S. Atlantic margin between the Baltimore and Keller Canyons. Split-beam and multibeam echo sounders and a chirp subbottom profiler were deployed during the cruises to map water column backscatter, sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter, and subsurface stratigraphy associated with known and undiscovered sea-floor methane seeps. The first cruise, known as the Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps and designated as field...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: 7160, Accomac Canyon, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, All tags... Chincoteague Ridge, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DOE, DOI, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, GeoTIFF, HRS1704, HRS1713, HYPACK HYSWEEP HSX and 7K formats, IMMeRSS, Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps, Keller Canyon, NOAA-OER, Norfolk Canyon, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, Reson, Reson s7k format, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, University of Rochester, WHCMSC, Washington Canyon, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, bathymetry, elevation, field activity number 2017-001-FA, field activity number 2017-002-FA, geoscientificInformation, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, marine geology, marine geophysics, multibeam bathymetry, multibeam echo sounder, multibeam sonar, multibeam time-series backscatter, oceans, sea-floor acoustic reflectivity, Fewer tags

Trackline navigation for EG&G Uniboom seismic-reflection data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during field activities 1974-004-FA and 1975-003-FA offshore of the Delmarva Peninsula (polyline shapefiles)

Geologic structure and isopach maps were constructed by interpreting over 19,890 trackline kilometers of co-located multichannel boomer, sparker and chirp seismic reflection profiles from the continental shelf of the Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland and Virginia. In this region, Brothers and others (2020) interpret 12 seismic units and 11 regional unconformities. They interpret the infilled channels as Late Tertiary and Quaternary courses of the Susquehanna, Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James Rivers and tributaries, in addition to a broad drainage system. These regional unconformities form a composite unconformity interpreted as the Quaternary-Tertiary (Q-T) unconformity. A depth to Tertiary (Uqt) and total Quaternary...

Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: 1974-004-FA, 1975-003-FA, Atlantic Margin, Atlantic Ocean, CMHRP, All tags... Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, Interpretation, Marine Geology, Maryland, NCEI, National Centers for Environmental Information, Navigation, Sea floor, Seismic Interpretation, Seismic-reflection Profiles, Shapefile, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States of America, Virginia, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, location, marine geology, marine geophysics, navigational data, oceans, seismic reflection methods, sub-bottom profiling, Fewer tags