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5-m backscatter mosaic from south and west of Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket produced from sidescan-sonar and interferometric backscatter datasets

Geologic, sediment texture, and physiographic zone maps characterize the sea floor south and west of Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket, 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.

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Author(s) Elizabeth P Pendleton orcid, Wayne E Baldwin orcid, David S Foster orcid, Seth Ackerman orcid, Brian D Andrews orcid, Laura Brothers orcid
Publication Date 2018
Beginning Date of Data 2007-08-09
Ending Date of Data 2013-06-11
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E9EFNE
Citation Pendleton, E.P., Baldwin, W.E., Foster, D.S., Ackerman, S., Andrews, B.D., and Brothers, L., 2018, 5-m backscatter mosaic from south and west of Martha's Vineyard and north of Nantucket produced from sidescan-sonar and interferometric backscatter datasets: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E9EFNE.
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Metadata Date 2020-08-07
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