Autonomous Surface Vehicle Side-Scan-Sonar Mosaic of Apalachicola Bay, Florida

Description

These data were collected under a cooperative mapping program between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management (NOAA\OCM), and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). The primary objectives of this program were to collect marine geophysical data to develop a suite of seafloor maps to better define the extent of oyster habitats, the overall seafloor geology of the bay and provide updated information for management of this resource. In addition to their value for management of the bay's oyster resources, the maps also provide a geologic framework for scientific research and the public. High-resolution bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic profile data were collected over 230 square kilometers of the floor of the bay. The study focused on the Apalachicola Bay and Western St. George Sound portions of the estuary mostly in depths > 2.0 meters. Original contact information: Contact Name: Brian Andrews Contact Org: U.S. Geological Survey Title: Geographer Phone: 508-548-8700 x2348 Email: bandrews@usgs.gov

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 FTP download of data files. ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/benthic/Side_Scan_Sonar_Backscatter_Data/FL_ApalachicolaBay_sss-asv.zip
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47850
0 Information on the NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) https://coast.noaa.gov/
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/47850.pdf

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  • seafloor
  • united states of america
  • apalachicola national estuarine research reserve
  • office of coastal management
  • geotiff image
  • benthic
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • marine geology
  • apalachicola bay
  • environmental monitoring
  • united states
  • continent
  • whsc
  • noaa
  • sidescan-sonar
  • cmgp
  • marine ecosystems
  • iris
  • north america
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • coastal
  • gulf of mexico
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • woods hole science center
  • estuary
  • coastal and marine geology program
  • u.s. geological survey
  • edgetech
  • asv
  • florida
  • usgs
  • st. george sound
  • autonomous surface vehicle
  • 2006
  • field activity serial number 06001
  • sidescan
  • edgetech 4200 fs

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