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Data Release

Coastal Geophysical Data Collected in 2016 Nearshore Cape Canaveral, Florida

By Noreen A. Buster,¹ Jennifer L. Miselis,¹ Shinobu Okano,² Paul T. Gayes,² and Jenna C. Hill²

¹U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
²Coastal Carolina University, Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, Conway, South Carolina

Summary

Geophysical data including multibeam bathymetry and backscatter, side scan sonar, and chirp subbottom were collected by Coastal Carolina University (CCU) Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS), Conway, South Carolina, in June 2016 in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) in the nearshore environment of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The goal of the effort was to broadly characterize the geology of the shelf to identify spatial linkages with previously measured coastal change and bathymetric variability (https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr20151180). This USGS Data Release includes the: 1) processed elevation point data (xyz) and digital elevation model (DEM), 2) processed images of backscatter and side scan sonar (SSS), and 3) chirp subbottom profile data (segy and jpg). For further information regarding data collection and/or processing please see the metadata associated with this data release.

Data

File Name and Description	Metadata (XML format)	Metadata (text format)	Download File
Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD83NAVD88g12A_XYZ.zip Processed elevation point data (.txt)	Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD83 NAVD88g12A_XYZ_metadata.xml	Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD83 NAVD88g12A_XYZ_metadata.txt	Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD83 NAVD88g12A_XYZ.zip (64.8 MB)
Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD83NAVD88g12A_DEM.zip Interpolated digital elevation model (.tif)	Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD83 NAVD88g12A_DEM_metadata.xml	Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD83 NAVD88g12A_DEM_metadata.txt	Canaveral_CCU2016_Bathy_1m_NAD 83NAVD88g12A_DEM.zip (60.3 MB)
Canaveral_CCU2016_BackScatter_1m_NAD83.zip Processed backscatter geoTIFF image (.tif)	Canaveral_CCU2016_BackScatter_ 1m_NAD83_metadata.xml	Canaveral_CCU2016_BackScatter_ 1m_NAD83_metadata.txt	Canaveral_CCU2016_BackScatter_ 1m_NAD83.zip (22.6 MB)
Canaveral_CCU2016_SSS_1m_NAD83.zip Processed side scan sonar geoTIFF image (.tif)	Canaveral_CCU2016_SSS_1m_ NAD83_metadata.xml	Canaveral_CCU2016_SSS_ 1m_NAD83_metadata.txt	Canaveral_CCU2016_SSS_ 1m_NAD83.zip (54.5 MB)
Canaveral_CCU2016_Tracklines_NAD83.zip Trackline file for survey (.shp)	Canaveral_CCU2016_Tracklines_ NAD83_metadata.xml	Canaveral_CCU2016_Tracklines_ NAD83_metadata.txt	Canaveral_CCU2016_Tracklines_NAD83.zip (625 KB)
Canaveral_CCU2016_Chirp_segy.zip Chirp subbottom profile data (.sgy)	Canaveral_CCU2016_Chirp_ metadata.xml	Canaveral_CCU2016_Chirp_ metadata.txt	Canaveral_CCU2016_Chirp_segy.zip (3.7 GB)
Canaveral_CCU2016_Chirp_jpg.zip Chirp subbottom profile images (.jpg)	Same as above	Same as above	Canaveral_CCU2016_Chirp_jpg.zip (53.6 MB)

Figure 1. Location map with Coastal Carolina University 2016 geophysical tracklines.

Suggested Citation

Buster, N.A., Miselis, J.L., Okano, S., Gayes, P.T., Hill, J.C., 2017, Coastal geophysical data collected in 2016 nearshore Cape Canaveral, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7833Q8J.