JPEG formatted images of EdgeTech SB-512i chirp seismic-reflection profiles collected in Buzzards Bay by the U.S. Geological Survey offshore of Massachusetts in 2009, 2010, and 2011.

These data were collected under a cooperative agreement between 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 (WHSC). 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 seafloor 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 5 to 30 meters (m) 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/). The data collected in the study area in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, include high-resolution geophysics (bathymetry, backscatter intensity, and seismic reflection) and ground validation (sediment samples, video tracklines, and bottom photographs). The geophysical data are released in USGS Open-File Report 2012-1002, High-Resolution Geophysical Data from the Inner Continental Shelf: Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts (http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/). The sampling data have not been prepared for publication yet. The geophysical data were collected during four separate surveys conducted between 2004 and 2011 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) survey H11319 (in 2004; bathymetry only) and USGS surveys 2009-002-FA, 2010-004-FA, and 2011-004-FA)) and cover 410 square kilometers of the inner continental shelf.
More information about the individual USGS surveys conducted as part of the Buzzards Bay project can be found on WHCS Field Activity Web pages:
2009-002-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2009-002-FA
2010-004-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-004-FA
2011-004-FA: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-004-FA
Information about the NOAA survey can be found at:
H11319: http://surveys.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/NOS/coast/H10001-H12000/H11319/DR/

本数据集是依据马萨诸塞州海岸带管理办公室（Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, CZM）与美国地质调查局（U.S. Geological Survey, USGS）海岸与海洋地质项目、伍兹霍尔海岸与海洋科学中心（Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, WHSC）之间的合作协议采集所得。该项目于2003年启动，核心目标是构建区域地质框架信息，以支撑海岸与海洋资源的管理工作。精准的海底地质数据与图件，是保护鱼类栖息地、划定海洋资源范围以及评估自然或人为活动引发的环境变化的重要前置步骤。
本项目聚焦马萨诸塞州沿岸近岸海域，作业水深主要集中在5至30米区间。本次制图合作项目所采集的数据，已以美国地质调查局公开文件报告（USGS Open-File Reports）系列的形式发布，相关页面可访问：http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/。
在马萨诸塞州巴泽兹湾（Buzzards Bay）研究区域内采集的数据，包含高分辨率地球物理数据（水深测量、背散射强度与地震反射数据）以及地面验证数据（沉积物样品、视频测线与海底照片）。其中地球物理数据已收录于美国地质调查局公开文件报告2012-1002号《马萨诸塞州巴泽兹湾内大陆架高分辨率地球物理数据》（http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1002/）。采样数据目前尚未完成出版准备工作。
上述地球物理数据采集自2004年至2011年间开展的4次独立调查：美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA）H11319号调查（2004年，仅开展水深测量），以及美国地质调查局2009-002-FA、2010-004-FA、2011-004-FA号调查，数据覆盖内大陆架410平方公里海域。
关于巴泽兹湾项目中各项美国地质调查局调查的更多详情，可访问伍兹霍尔海岸与海洋科学中心野外活动网页：
- 2009-002-FA号调查：http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2009-002-FA
- 2010-004-FA号调查：http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2010-004-FA
- 2011-004-FA号调查：http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/ia/public_ds_info.php?fa=2011-004-FA
有关美国国家海洋和大气管理局H11319号调查的详情，可访问：http://surveys.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/NOS/coast/H10001-H12000/H11319/DR/