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USGS CMG A-3-98-SC Metadata Skip navigational links Search InfoBank     Activities: by ID   by Platform   by Year   by Region   by Participant   by Organization   by Project/Theme   with Incomplete IDs   Disclaimer   Activity First Letter: A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   Virtual Globes: Atlas  (GE)    Samples  (GE)    Illuminate Oceans  (GE)    Earthquakes  (GE)    Get GE    InfoBank examples    State Waters A-3-98-SC links... Metadata & Data: Bathymetry   Metadata   Navigation   nav (GE GM)   times (GE GM)   Formal Metadata: Frequently-Anticipated Questions   Outline   Parseable Text   XML       Metadata ID A-3-98-SC Also Known As OA-1-98-SC Abstract United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. Chief Scientist: Jim Gardner. Multibeam Sonar data (multibeam, clamshellgrab, GPS, integratednavigation) of field activity A-3-98-SC in San Diego and Newport, California from 03/26/1998 to 04/11/1998 Organization United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California Project/Theme Pacific Seafloor Mapping Project National Plan Environment Chief Scientist Jim Gardner Activity Type Multibeam Sonar Platform Ocean Alert Area of Operation San Diego and Newport, California Location map Bounding Coordinates 34.00000 -119.00000    -117.00000 32.50000 Dates 03/26/1998 (JD 085) to 04/11/1998 (JD 101) Analog Materials No analog holdings. Index map Information Specialist Pete Dartnell Crew Jim Gardner Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region Art Kleiner Party Chief, C&C Technologies Equipment Used multibeam clamshellgrab GPS integratednavigation Purpose Map San Diego and Los Angeles Margins to support marine disposal site studies, and USGS projects studying marine pollution and geohazards along the Los Angeles Margin. Information to be Derived Bathymetry, backscatter, slope, sediment volumes, interpreted geology, etc Summary Completed survey and processed bathymetry and backscatter data of San Diego and Los Angeles Margins. Notes For raw and intermediate data sets, contact Rani Nandiwada Publications Gardner, J.V., and Mayer, L.A., 1998, Cruise Report: RV Ocean Alert Cruise A2-98-SC, USGS Open File Report 98-475, [sic; should be A-3-98-SC] available on-line at: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of98-475/ Dartnell, P., Gardner, J.V., Mayer, L.A., and Hughes Clark, J.E., 2004, Los Angeles and San Diego Margin high-resolution multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1221, available on-line at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1221/ National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies, Los Angeles, 2006, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Coastal and Marine Geology   <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pacmaps/la-index.html> National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies, San Diego, 2006, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Coastal and Marine Geology   <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pacmaps/sd-index.html> Got Help? For A-3-98-SC, we would appreciate any information on -- analog materials, contract, days at sea, dive count, funding, kms of navigation, NGDC Info, owner, ports, project number, scanned materials, seismic description, station count, station description, submersible, tabulated info. Skip footer navigational links InfoBank   Menlo Park & Santa Cruz Centers   St. Petersburg Center   Woods Hole Center   Coastal and Marine Geology Program   Geologic Information   Ask-A-Geologist   USGS Disclaimer

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