GAK_Q55.TIF - Gulf of Alaska U.S. EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar data mosaic (25 of 30) (LCC, 50 m, WGS84)

GLORIA data for the Gulf of Alaska Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) were acquired during five cruises over a four year period. The first cruise conducted in 1986 (F-1-86-GA) surveyed an area of the north-central mosaic area and covered an area of approximately 40,000 square kilometers (sq km). The second two cruises (F-8-88-AA, F-9-88-WG) were conducted in 1988. One of the 1988 cruises (F-8-88-AA) focused on a survey of the Aleutian Arc. The eastern most portion of that survey extended outside of the Aleutian Arc survey area and covered an area of approximately 52,000 square kilometers (sq km) of seafloor on the western edge of the Gulf of Alaska. The final two cruises (F-6-89-GA, F-7-89-EG) were completed in 1989. As in earlier EEZ reconnaissance surveys, the USGS utilized the GLORIA (Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic) sidescan-sonar system to complete the geologic mapping. The collected GLORIA data were processed and digitally mosaicked to produce continuous imagery of the seafloor. Thirty digital mosaics with a 50-meter pixel resolution were completed for the region.

阿拉斯加湾专属经济区（Exclusive Economic Zone，EEZ）的GLORIA数据，系于四年周期内通过五次科考航次采集获得。首次航次于1986年开展（编号F-1-86-GA），对北中央镶嵌区开展勘测，覆盖面积约40000平方千米（sq km）。后续两次航次（编号F-8-88-AA、F-9-88-WG）于1988年实施，其中航次F-8-88-AA以阿留申弧（Aleutian Arc）勘测为核心任务。该航次勘测的最东端区域延伸至阿留申弧勘测范围之外，覆盖阿拉斯加湾西部海床约52000平方千米（sq km）的海域。最后两次航次（编号F-6-89-GA、F-7-89-EG）于1989年完成。与此前的专属经济区普查航次一致，美国地质调查局（United States Geological Survey，USGS）采用GLORIA（Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic）侧扫声呐系统完成地质制图工作。采集得到的GLORIA数据经过处理与数字化镶嵌，生成了连续的海床影像。该区域共计完成30幅像素分辨率为50米的数字化镶嵌影像。