Systematic Mapping of the Ocean-Continent Transform Plate Boundary of the Queen Charlotte Fault System, Southeastern Alaska and Western British Columbia—A Preliminary Bathymetric Terrain Model
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- Data Release: USGS data release - A bathymetric terrain model of multibeam sonar data collected between 2005 and 2018 along the Queen Charlotte fault system in the eastern Gulf of Alaska from Cross Sound, Alaska, to Queen Charlotte Sound, Canada
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Abstract
In 2015, U.S. Geological Survey scientists in collaboration with scientists from other institutions began a study of the Queen Charlotte fault—the first systematic study of the fault in more than three decades. The primary goal of the study was to gain a better understanding of the earthquake, tsunami, and underwater-landslide hazards throughout southeastern Alaska, as well as gather data to develop geologic models that can be applied to similar plate boundaries around the globe, such as the San Andreas fault system in southern California, the Alpine fault in New Zealand, and the North Anatolian fault in Turkey. A bathymetric terrain model was compiled from six different multibeam surveys of the previously unmapped Queen Charlotte fault offshore of southeastern Alaska and Haida Gwaii archipelago.
Suggested Citation
Andrews, B.D., Brothers, D.S., Dartnell, P., Barrie, J.V., Haeussler, P.J., Green, K.M., Greene, H.G., Miller, N.C., Kluesner, J.W., and ten Brink, U.S., 2022, Systematic mapping of the ocean-continent transform plate boundary of the Queen Charlotte fault system, southeastern Alaska and western British Columbia—A preliminary bathymetric terrain model: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2022–1085, 2 sheets, 7-p. pamphlet, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20221085.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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- Abstract
- Introduction
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Systematic mapping of the ocean-continent transform plate boundary of the Queen Charlotte fault system, southeastern Alaska and western British Columbia—A preliminary bathymetric terrain model |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2022-1085 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20221085 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | Pamphlet: iii, 7 p.; 2 Sheets: 60.50 × 42.50 inches and 60.00 × 42.00 inches; Data Release |
| Country | Canada, United States |
| State | Alaska, British Columbia |
| Other Geospatial | Queen Charlotte Fault |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |