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  • Sea-floor environments in the Hudson Canyon region (polyline shapefile, geographic, WGS 84)

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    The Hudson Canyon begins on the outer continental shelf off the east coast of the United States at about 100-meters (m) water depth and extends offshore southeastward across the continental slope and rise. A multibeam survey was carried out in 2002 to map the bathymetry and backscatter intensity of the sea floor of the Hudson Canyon and adjacent slope and rise. The survey covered an area approximately 205 kilometers (km) in the offshore direction, extending from about 500 m to about 4,000 m water depth, and about 110 km in the alongshore direction, centered on the Hudson Canyon. The sea floor was mapped using a SeaBeam Instruments 2112 multibeam echosounder aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Ronald H. Brown. Maps derived from the multibeam observations show sea-floor bathymetry and backscatter intensity (a measure of sea floor texture and roughness), geomorphic provinces, and sea-floor environments (Butman and others, 2006). The sea floor was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with Rutgers University and with support from NOAA.

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    Metadata Date August 7, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2017 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

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    Harvested from DOI Open Data

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    Browse graphic of sea-floor environments in the Hudson Canyon region.

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 7, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2017 (publication)
    Responsible Party U.S. Geological Survey (Point of Contact)
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    Bbox East Long -70.081818
    Bbox North Lat 39.846475
    Bbox South Lat 37.622188
    Bbox West Long -72.487768
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Graphic Preview Description Browse graphic of sea-floor environments in the Hudson Canyon region.
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    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
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