https://data.amerigeoss.org/dataset/5a70774e-7078-48b3-a2ff-6f7e75c5187a
type: Dataset
title: Survey lines along which interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected in 2016 by the U.S. Geological Survey off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, during field activity 2016-017-FA (polyline shapefile)
description: Geophysical and geological survey data were collected off Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in May and July 2016. Approximately 130 linear kilometers of subbottom (seismic-reflection) and 234-kilohertz interferometric sonar (bathymetric and backscatter) data were collected along with sediment samples, sea floor photographs, and (or) video at 26 sites within the geophysical survey area. Sediment grab samples were collected at 19 of the 26 sampling sites and video and (or) photographic imagery of the sea floor were taken at all 26 sites. These survey data are used to characterize the sea floor by identifying sediment-texture, seabed morphology, and underlying geologic structure and stratigraphy. Data collected during these 2016 surveys are included in this data release: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HZHXXV. More information can be found on the websites for the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center field activities at https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-017-FA and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-037-FA.
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: atlantic-ocean
keyword: backscatter
keyword: bathymetry
keyword: bathyswath
keyword: cape-cod
keyword: cape-cod-bay
keyword: ckan
keyword: cmhrp
keyword: coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program
keyword: field-activity-2016-017-fa
keyword: geo
keyword: geoss
keyword: gulf-of-maine
keyword: interferometric-sonar
keyword: interferometry
keyword: location
keyword: marine-geology
keyword: marine-geophysics
keyword: massachusetts
keyword: national
keyword: navigational-data
keyword: north-america
keyword: oceans
keyword: r-v-rafael
keyword: sandwich
keyword: sea-floor
keyword: sea-submetrix
keyword: sea-swathplus
keyword: seafloor
keyword: shapefile
keyword: surface
keyword: survey-line
keyword: swath-bathymetry
keyword: town-neck-beach
keyword: trackline
keyword: u-s-geological-survey
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs
keyword: usgs-5c926dc2e4b0938824573d59
keyword: whcmsc
keyword: woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
issued: 2025-11-21T22:28:25.041749
modified: 20200807
theme: {geospatial}
contact point: Organization
  fn: Seth Ackerman
spatial: Location

US Migrating
type: Agent

Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
media type: text/xml
format: XML
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.5c926dc2e4b0938824573d59.xml
issued: 2022-07-28T21:05:05.120166
modified: 2025-11-21T22:28:25.019806

Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
media type: application/http
format: XML
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HZHXXV
issued: 2022-07-28T21:05:05.120176
modified: 2025-11-21T22:28:25.020260