Locations and analysis of sediment samples collected offshore of Massachusetts within Northern Cape Cod Bay(CCB_SedSamples Esri Shapefile, and ASCII text format, WGS84)

These data were collected under a cooperative agreement with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC). Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of sea-floor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The project is focused on the inshore waters of coastal Massachusetts, primarily in water depths of 3-30 meters deep. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html). The data collected in the study area located in Northern Cape Cod Bay Massachusetts includes high-resolution geophysics (bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic reflection), and ground validation (sediment samples, video tracklines, and bottom photographs). The data were collected during five separate surveys conducted between 2006 and 2008 and cover 480 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf.
More information about the individual USGS surveys conducted as part of the northern Cape Cod Bay project can be found on the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity webpage:
06012: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2006/06012/
07001: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07001/
07002: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07002/
07003: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07003/
08002: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2008/08002/

本数据集依据与马萨诸塞州海岸带管理办公室（Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, CZM）、美国地质调查局（U.S. Geological Survey, USGS）海岸与海洋地质项目组及伍兹霍尔海岸与海洋科学中心（Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, WHCMSC）签订的合作协议采集。该项目于2003年启动，核心目标是构建区域地质框架信息，用于支撑海岸与海洋资源的管理工作。精准的海底地质数据与地图，是保护鱼类栖息地、划定海洋资源范围、评估自然或人类活动引发的环境变化的首要关键步骤。本项目聚焦马萨诸塞州沿海近岸水域，作业水深主要介于3至30米之间。用于制图合作的采集数据已以一系列USGS公开文件报告的形式发布，详情参见：http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/html/current_map.html。本次研究区域位于马萨诸塞州科德角湾北部，采集的数据涵盖高分辨率地球物理数据（水深测量、反向散射强度与地震反射数据）以及地面验证数据（沉积物样本、视频测线与海底照片）。这些数据于2006至2008年间分五次独立勘测完成，覆盖了480平方千米的内陆架区域。

关于作为科德角湾北部项目组成部分开展的各项USGS勘测的更多详细信息，可访问伍兹霍尔海岸与海洋科学中心野外活动网页获取：
06012: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2006/06012/
07001: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07001/
07002: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07002/
07003: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2007/07003/
08002: http://quashnet.er.usgs.gov/data/2008/08002/