Interpolation of Reconnaissance Multibeam and Single-Beam Bathymetry Offshore of Milford, Connecticut

Poppe, L. J.; Ackerman, S. D.; McMullen, K. Y.; Schattgen, P. T.; Schaer, J. D.; Doran, E. F.

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This report releases echosounder data from the northern part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hydrographic survey H11044 in Long Island Sound, off Milford, Connecticut. The data have been interpolated and regridded into a complete-coverage data set and image of the sea floor. The grid produced as a result of the interpolation is at 10-m resolution. These data extend an already published set of reprocessed bathymetric data from the southern part of survey H11044. In Long Island Sound, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with NOAA and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, is producing detailed maps of the sea floor. Part of the current phase of research involves studies of sea-floor topography and its effect on the distributions of sedimentary environments and benthic habitats. This data set provides a more continuous perspective of the sea floor than was previously available. It helps to define topographic variability and benthic-habitat diversity for the area and improves our understanding of oceanographic processes controlling the distribution of sediments and benthic habitats. Inasmuch as precise information on environmental setting is important for selecting sampling sites and accurately interpreting point measurements, this data set can also serve as a base map for subsequent sedimentological, geochemical, and biological research.

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97243

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Poppe, L. J.; Ackerman, S. D.; McMullen, K. Y.; Schattgen, P. T.; Schaer, J. D.; Doran, E. F.

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Woods Hole Science Center

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U.S. Geological Survey

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Open-File Report

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2008-1146

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Interpolation of Reconnaissance Multibeam and Single-Beam Bathymetry Offshore of Milford, Connecticut; 2008; OFR; 2008-1146; Poppe, L. J.; Ackerman, S. D.; McMullen, K. Y.; Schattgen, P. T.; Schaer, J. D.; Doran, E. F.