Description
Geologic, sediment texture, and physiographic zone maps characterize the sea floor of Vineyard and western Nantucket Sounds, Massachusetts. These maps were derived from interpretations of seismic-reflection profiles, high-resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, bottom photographs, and surficial sediment samples. The interpretation of the seismic stratigraphy and mapping of glacial and Holocene marine units provided a foundation on which the surficial maps were created. This mapping is a result of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to characterize the surface and subsurface geologic framework offshore of Massachusetts.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- aquinnah
- atlantic-ocean
- backscatter
- bathymetry
- cape-cod
- cape-poge
- cmgp
- coastal-and-marine-geology-program
- coastal-embayment
- cuttyhunk-island
- czm
- ebb-tidal-delta
- edgartown
- elizabeth-islands
- esri-shapefile
- falmouth
- geospatial-datasets
- gosnold
- hard-bottom-plain
- hedge-fence-shoal
- interpretation
- lhommedieu-shoal
- lucas-shoal
- marine-geology
- marthas-vineyard
- massachusetts-office-of-coastal-zone-management
- menemsha
- middle-ground-shoal
- nantucket-sound
- nashawena-island
- naushon-island
- nearshore-basin
- nearshore-ramp
- nonamesset-island
- oak-bluffs
- oceans
- outer-basin
- pasque-island
- physiographic-zones
- rocky-zone
- scientific-interpretation
- sea-floor
- sea-floor-characteristics
- shell-zone
- shoalsand-wave
- slope
- squash-meadow-shoal
- succonnesset-point
- succonnesset-shoal
- topography
- u-s-geological-survey
- usgs
- usgs-3124df87-15c3-45b0-80d4-02c1e266138c
- vineyard-haven
- vineyard-sound
- whcmsc
- woods-hole
- woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center