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Georeferenced Sea-Floor Mapping and Bottom Photography in Long Island Sound, USGS OFR 00-304

Entry ID: USGS_OFR_00304

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Summary

Abstract: This Open File Report (00-304) consists of over 30 digital data sets representing GIS layers assessing the benthic communities and spatial seafloor structures of the Long Island Sound. These data sets are made available as a USGS Open File Report and correspond to research arctiles published in a thematic section of the Journal of Coastal Research (Vol. 16 (3), 2000).

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Description: Access to all of the OFR 00-304 data sets.

Multimedia Sample

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Description: image showing the extent of the GIS layer and the location of
samples compiled for detailed analysis of 35 species of the
Long Island Sound benthic communities

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 41.23

S: 41.02

E: -72.76

W: -73.1

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Valerie Paskevich and Lawrence J. Poppe

Dataset Title: Georeferenced Sea-Floor Mapping and Bottom Photography in Long Island Sound

Dataset Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report

Dataset Release Date: 2000

Dataset Release Place: Woods Hole, MA

Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Issue Identification: OFR 00-304

Online Resource: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-304/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1952-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CONNECTICUT

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW YORK

Science Keywords

OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ELEVATION

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

MAPS

Ancillary Keywords

benthic communities

Long Island Sound

GIS

CONSERVATION

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

USGS

Data Center

Woods Hole Science Center, Coastal and Marine Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: USGS WHSC COASTAL AND MARINE GEOLOGY PROGRAM Phone: (508) 548-8700 Fax: (508) 457-2310 Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole Province or State: MA Postal Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA