Location of Sea-Floor Photographs Acquired During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise 07034 (RAFA07034) in the Vicinity of Woods Hole, Offshore Massachusetts (RAFA07034_BOTPHOTOS, Geographic)

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provides a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of the Massachusetts coastline, shows the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provides information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretive data layers were derived from multibeam echo-sounder and sidescan-sonar data collected in the vicinity of Woods Hole, a passage through the Elizabeth Islands, off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In November 2007, bottom photographs, surficial sediment data, and seismic-reflection profiles were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey.

美国地质调查局（U.S. Geological Survey, USGS）联合美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA）以及马萨诸塞州海岸带管理办公室（Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, MA CZM），正在编制沿海海底详细地质图。最初由NOAA为海图测绘工作采集的影像数据，为马萨诸塞州该段海岸线沿线的科研与管理活动提供了基础支撑框架，可反映海底组成与地形特征，并提供沉积物运移及底栖生境相关信息。解释性数据图层源自采集于马萨诸塞州科德角外伍兹霍尔周边及伊丽莎白群岛航道区域的多波束测深声呐与侧扫声呐数据。2007年11月，作为地面验证踏勘调查的组成部分，研究团队还获取了海底照片、表层沉积物数据及地震反射剖面。