2-meter Swath interferometric backscatter data collected in 2014 by the U.S. Geological Survey along the Delmarva Peninsula, MD and VA (8-bit GeoTIFF, UTM Zone 18N, WGS 84)
type: Dataset
description: The Delmarva Peninsula is a 220-kilometer-long headland, spit, and barrier island complex that was significantly affected by Hurricane Sandy. A U.S. Geological Survey cruise was conducted in the summer of 2014 to map the inner continental shelf of the Delmarva Peninsula using geophysical and sampling techniques to define the geologic framework that governs coastal system evolution at storm-event and longer timescales. Data collected during the 2014 cruise include swath bathymetry, sidescan sonar, chirp and boomer seismic-reflection profiles, acoustic Doppler current profiler, and sample and bottom photograph data. Processed data in raster and vector format are released for the swath bathymetry, sidescan sonar, and seismic-reflection profiles. More information about the USGS survey conducted as part of the Hurricane Sandy Response-- Geologic Framework and Coastal Vulnerability Study can be found at the project website or on the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity Web pages: https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/delmarva/ and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-002-FA
issued: 2025-11-20T02:28:30.067808
modified: 20200908
spatial: Location
contact point: Organization
  fn: Elizabeth Pendleton
keyword: acoustic-backscatter
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: assateague-island
keyword: assateague-island-national-seashore
keyword: atlantic-ocean
keyword: backscatter
keyword: bathyswath
keyword: bigtiff
keyword: cape-henlopen
keyword: chincoteague-bay
keyword: chincoteague-inlet
keyword: chincoteague-island
keyword: chincoteague-national-wildlife-refuge
keyword: ckan
keyword: cmgp
keyword: coastal-and-marine-geology-program
keyword: delaware
keyword: delaware-bay
keyword: delmarva-peninsula
keyword: field-activity-number-2014-002-fa
keyword: geo
keyword: geoscientificinformation
keyword: geospatial-datasets
keyword: geoss
keyword: geotiff
keyword: hog-island
keyword: image-mosaics
keyword: imagerybasemapsearthcover
keyword: interferometric-backscatter
keyword: interferometric-sonar
keyword: interferometry
keyword: isle-of-wight
keyword: lewes
keyword: marine-geology
keyword: marine-geophysics
keyword: maryland
keyword: mid-atlantic
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: ocean-city
keyword: oceans
keyword: parramore-island
keyword: rehoboth
keyword: salisbury
keyword: sea-floor
keyword: sea-floor-acoustic-reflectivity
keyword: sea-swathplus-m
keyword: seafloor
keyword: swath-backscatter
keyword: u-s-geological-survey
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs
keyword: virginia
keyword: wallops-island
keyword: whcmsc
keyword: woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
theme: {geospatial}

Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
format: XML
issued: 2022-07-28T20:17:14.393679
modified: 2025-11-20T02:28:30.040973
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MW2F60
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Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
format: XML
issued: 2022-07-28T20:17:14.393672
modified: 2025-11-20T02:28:30.040560
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.dbcab5e1-abd2-47b6-961e-ed635bad069f.xml
media type: text/xml

US Migrating
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