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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
Tags
- aquinnah
- atlantic-ocean
- backscatter
- bathymetry
- bottom-photographs
- bottom-type
- cape-cod
- cape-poge
- cmgp
- coastal-and-marine-geology-program
- cuttyhunk-island
- czm
- edgartown
- elizabeth-islands
- esri-shapefile
- falmouth
- geospatial-datasets
- gosnold
- 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
- nonamesset-island
- oak-bluffs
- oceans
- pasque-island
- scientific-interpretation
- sea-floor
- sea-floor-characteristics
- sediment-cover
- sediment-distribution
- sediment-samples
- sediment-texture
- seismic-reflection-profiles
- slope
- squash-meadow-shoal
- succonnesset-point
- succonnesset-shoal
- topography
- u-s-geological-survey
- usgs
- usgs-11c25875-20e4-422d-a8fa-1e87376768cf
- vineyard-haven
- vineyard-sound
- whcmsc
- woods-hole
- woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center