San Francisco Bay Multi-beam Backscatter Imagery: Area A

Description

Backscatter imagery data were collected over shallow subtidal areas in the San Francisco Bay estuary system. Bathymetric and acoustic backscatter data were collected simultaneously in 84 survey blocks. Seventy five of these blocks were surveyed with 100% cover of backscatter imagery and nine blocks were surveyed with 50% backscatter coverage. These data were collected as source material for planned benthic habitat mapping. An earlier project had been completed to map the very-shallow subtidal and intertidal areas. These mosaics were collected with the Reson Seabat 7101 multibeam sonar system in the San Francisco Bay. For this San Francisco Bay habitat mapping project, seven survey blocks were acquired with the Reson 7101 sonar, as these seven areas contained water depths that were predominantly deeper than 20 meters. Original contact information: Contact Name: Jen Eckerle Contact Org: California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) Title: Deputy Director, OPC Phone: 916-653-9416 Email: jen.eckerle@resources.ca.gov

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Name Format Description Link
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/47861.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47861
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47861
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 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

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  • san francisco bay
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • benthic
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • marin county
  • united states
  • continent
  • noaa
  • marine ecosystems
  • north america
  • contra costa county
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • california ocean protection council
  • coastal
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • estuary
  • california
  • california seafloor mapping program (csmp)
  • reson seabat 7101
  • san francisco county
  • san mateo county
  • solano county
  • multibeam backscatter imagery

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