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Seismic Reflection, EdgeTech SB-512i chirp profile images,USGS field activity 2017-003-FA, Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana (PNG images)

High resolution bathymetric, sea-floor backscatter, and seismic-reflection data were collected offshore of southeastern Louisiana aboard the research vessel Point Sur on May 19-26, 2017, in an effort to characterize mudflow hazards on the Mississippi River Delta front. As the initial field program of a research cooperative between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and other Federal and academic partners, the primary objective of this cruise was to assess the suitability of sea-floor mapping and shallow subsurface imaging tools in the challenging environmental conditions found across delta fronts (for example, variably distributed water column stratification and widespread biogenic gas in the shallow subsurface). Approximately 675 kilometers (km) of multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data, 420 km of towed chirp data, and 550 km of multichannel seismic data were collected. Varied mudflow (gully, lobe), prodelta morphologies, and structural features were imaged in selected survey areas from Pass a Loutre to Southwest Pass.

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Author(s) Wayne E Baldwin orcid, Seth Ackerman orcid, Charles R Worley orcid, William W Danforth orcid, Jason Chaytor orcid
Publication Date 2018
Beginning Date of Data 2017-05-21
Ending Date of Data 2017-05-24
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7X929K6
Citation Baldwin, W.E., Ackerman, S., Worley, C.R., Danforth, W.W., and Chaytor, J., 2018, Seismic Reflection, EdgeTech SB-512i chirp profile images,USGS field activity 2017-003-FA, Mississippi River Delta front offshore of southeastern Louisiana (PNG images): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7X929K6.
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Metadata Date 2020-08-07
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