Bathymetry and Backscatter Intensity of the Sea Floor South of Long Island, New York
March 11, 2016
Surveys of the bathymetry and backscatter intensity of the sea floor south of Long Island, New York, were carried out in November 1998 using a Simrad EM1000 multibeam echosounder mounted on the Canadian Coast Guard ship Frederick G. Creed. The purpose of the multibeam echosounder surveys was to explore the bathymetry and backscatter intensity of the sea floor in several areas off the southern coast of Long Island along the 20-meter isobath. Survey areas offshore of Fire Island Inlet, Moriches Inlet, Shinnecock Inlet, and southwest of Montauk Point were about 1 kilometer (km) wide and 10 km long. The area was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey with support from the Canadian Hydrographic Service and the University of New Brunswick.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Title | Bathymetry and Backscatter Intensity of the Sea Floor South of Long Island, New York |
| DOI | 10.5066/F7Z899GG |
| Authors | Bradford Butman, William W Danforth, John E.H. Clark, Richard P Signell, W.C. Schwab |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |