Texture, Carbonate Content, and Preliminary Maps of Surficial Sediments of the Flower Garden Banks Area, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Shelf
Entry ID:
USGS_OFR_2003_002
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Summary
The purpose of this report is to release texture and carbonate content data
from 107 seafloor sediments collected within and near the East and West Flower
Garden Banks areas of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and to
show relationships between these data and existing bathymetric data. The
sediment data, in conjunction with previously collected ... multibeam bathymetry
and backscatter data (Dartnell and Gardner, 1999), and biologic zonation maps
(Rezak and others, 1985) were used to construct a reconnaissance-scale map of
the distribution of seafloor sediment types. This map is intended for resource
managers and can be used, with additional data, as a basis for future habitat
mapping. The sediment data are presented in the text as simplified tables. The
complete analytical data are provided as downloadable Excel files. Maps are
provided as figures in the text and as a downloadable ArcView project so that
users with access to ArcView may manipulate the display for their own purposes.
[Summary provided by the USGS.]
Geographic Coverage
Spatial coordinates
| N: 30.0 |
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S: 15.0 |
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E: -75.0 |
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W: -105.0 |
Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator:
Kathryn M. Scanlon, Seth D. Ackerman, and Jill E. Rozycki
Dataset Title:
Texture, Carbonate Content, and Preliminary Maps of Surficial Sediments of the Flower Garden Banks Area, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Shelf
Dataset Series Name:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Dataset Release Place:
Woods Hole, MA
Dataset Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey
Data Presentation Form:
GIS
Online Resource:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-002/
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Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
Originating Center
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
Online
Distribution Format:
shapefile
Fees:
No fees
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Personnel
USGS OPEN-FILE SERVICES SECTION
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
303-202-4200
Phone:
303-202-4210
Fax:
303-202-4188
Email:
infoservices at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
USGS Information Services
Open-File Services Section
Box 25286
Federal Center
City:
Denver
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80225-0286
Country:
USA
KATHRYN
M.
SCANLON
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
(508) 548-8700 x2315
Fax:
(508) 457-2310
Email:
kscanlon at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Road
City:
Woods Hole
Province or State:
MA
Postal Code:
02543-1598
Country:
USA
SETH
D.
ACKERMAN
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
(508) 548-8700 x2315
Fax:
(508) 457-2310
Email:
sackerman at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Road
City:
Woods Hole
Province or State:
MA
Postal Code:
02543-1598
Country:
USA
JILL
E.
ROZYCKI
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
(609) 584-4284
Email:
Jill.Rozycki at dep.state.nj.us
Contact Address:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
300 Horizon Center
City:
Robbinsville
Province or State:
NJ
Postal Code:
08691-1905
Country:
USA
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Description:
Ready-to-use GIS data for the Texture, Carbonate Content, and Preliminary Maps
of Surficial Sediments of the Flower Garden Banks Area, Northwestern Gulf of
Mexico Outer Shelf.
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Publications/References
Curray, J.R., 1960. Sediments and history of Holocene transgression,
continental shelf, northwest Gulf of Mexico. In F.P. Shepard, F.B. Phleger, In
T.H. Van Andel, Eds., Recent Sediments, Northwest Gulf of Mexico. AAPG, Tulsa,
Oklahoma, pp. 221-266.
Dartnell, Peter and Gardner, J.V., 1999, Sea-Floor Images and Data from
Multibeam Surveys in San Francisco ... Bay, Southern California, Hawaii, the Gulf
of Mexico, and Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada. USGS Digital Data Series DDS-55,
CD-ROM.
Edwards, G.S., 1971, Geology of the West Flower Garden Bank. Texas A&M Sea
Grant Publication, TAMU-SG-71-215, 199p.
Folk, R.L., 1974, Petrology of sedimentary rocks. Hemphill Publishing Co.,
Austin, TX, 182 p.
Gardner, J.V., Mayer, L.A., Hughes Clarke, J.E., and Kleiner, Art, 1998.
High-resolution multibeam bathymetry of East and West Flower Gardens and
Stetson Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Science, v. XVI, no. 2, pp.
131-143.
Poppe, L.J., and Polloni, C.F., 2000, USGS East-coast Sediment Analysis:
Procedures, Database, and Georeferenced Displays. USGS Open-file Report 00-358,
CD-ROM.
Rezak, Richard, Bright, T.J., and McGrail, D.W., 1985. Reefs and Banks of the
Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 259p.
Roberts, H.H., McBride, R.A., and Coleman, J.M., 1999. Outer shelf and slope
geology of the Gulf of Mexico: an overview. In: Kumpf, Herb, Steidinger, Karen,
and Sherman, Kenneth, eds., The Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem,
Blackwell Science, 704p.
Scanlon, K.M., Coleman, F.C., and Koenig, C.C., in press. Pockmarks on the
outer shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico: gas-release features or habitat
modifications by fish? Symposium on the Effects of Fishing Activities on
Benthic Habitats: Linking Geology, Biology, Socioeconomics, and Management,
American Fisheries Society Special Issue.
Shepard, F.P., 1954, Nomenclature based on sand-silt-clay ratios: Journal
Sedimentary Petrology, v.24, p. 151-158.
Trippet, Anita, 1980, Maps Showing Geology of East and West Flower Garden
Banks, Northwest Gulf of Mexico. USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1232,
1 sheet.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2004-11-16
Last DIF Revision Date:
2004-11-19
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