| Abstract: | The U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Science Center conducted a nearshore geophysical survey offshore of the southern coast of Martha‘s Vineyard, in the vicinity of the Martha‘s Vineyard Coastal Observatory in 2007. This mapping program was part of a larger research effort supporting the Office of Naval Research Ripples Directed-Research Initiative studies at Martha‘s Vineyard Coastal Observatory designed to improve our understanding of coastal sediment-transport processes. The survey was conducted aboard the Megan T. Miller August 9-13, 2007. The study area covers 35 square kilometers from about 0.2 kilometers to 5 kilometers offshore of the south shore of Martha‘s Vineyard, and ranges in depth from ~6 to 24 meters. The geophysical mapping utilized the following suite of high-resolution instrumentation to map the surficial sediment distribution, bathymetry, and sub-surface geology: a dual-frequency 100/500 kilohertz sidescan-sonar system, 234 kilohertz interferometric sonar, and 500 hertz -12 kilohertz chirp subbottom profiler. These geophysical data will be used to provide initial conditions for wave and circulation modeling within the study area. |
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| ProdID: | 98161 |
| Citation Author: | Denny, J.F.; Danforth, W.W.; Foster, D.S.; Sherwood, C.R. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Woods Hole Science Center |
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| Citation LatN: | 0413500 |
| Citation LatS: | 0411000 |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2008-1288 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Geophysical Data Collected off the South Shore of Martha‘s Vineyard, Massachusetts; 2010; OFR; 2008-1288; Denny, J.F.; Danforth, W.W.; Foster, D.S.; Sherwood, C.R. |
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| Citation Year: | 2010 |
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| Text: | Geophysical Data Collected off the South Shore of Martha‘s Vineyard, Massachusetts; 2010; OFR; 2008-1288; Denny, J.F.; Danforth, W.W.; Foster, D.S.; Sherwood, C.R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/ofr_2008_1288.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1288/ |
| Date Other: | Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
