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Title: Contours (10m): Offshore of Coal Oil Point, California, 2012

• Dartnell, Peter
• Johnson, Samuel Y.
• Ritchie, Andrew C.
• Kvitek, Rikk G.
• Golden, Nadine E.
• Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Dates

• Issued: 2014
• Coverage: 2014

Publishers

• Geological Survey (U.S.)

Summary

This line shapefile contains bathymetric contours at 10-meter intervals for the offshore area of Coal Oil Point, California. These data were generated from data collected by California State University, Monterey Bay, Seafloor Mapping Lab (CSUMB), by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and by Fugro Pelagos. A map which shows these data is published in Scientific Investigations Map 3302, "California State Waters Map Series--Offshore of Coal Oil Point, California." This layer is part of USGS Data Series 781. In 2007, the California Ocean Protection Council initiated the California Seafloor Mapping Program (CSMP) to create a comprehensive seafloor map of high-resolution bathymetry, marine benthic habitats and geology within the 3-nautical-mile limit of California's State Waters. CSMP has divided coastal California into 110 map blocks, each to be published individually as United States Geological Survey Open-File Reports (OFRs) or Scientific Investigations Maps (SIMs) at a scale of 1:24,000. Maps display seafloor morphology and character, identify potential marine benthic habitats and illustrate both the seafloor geology and shallow (to about 100 m) subsurface geology. Data layers for bathymetry, bathymetric contours, acoustic backscatter, seafloor character, potential benthic habitat and offshore geology were created for each map block, as well as regional-scale data layers for sediment thickness, depth to transition, transgressive contours, isopachs, predicted distributions of benthic macro-invertebrates and visual observations of benthic habitat from video cruises over the entire state. These data are intended for science researchers, students, policy makers, and the general public. This information is not intended for navigational purposes.The data can be used with geographic information systems (GIS) software to display geologic and oceanographic information. U.S. Geological Survey. (2013). Contours (10m): Offshore of Coal Oil Point, California, 2012. California State Waters Map Series Data Catalog: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 781. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/yr944jr8118. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Subjects

• Oceans
• Elevation
• California
• Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
• Pacific Ocean
• Coasts
• Contours (Cartography)
• Ocean bottom
• Geoscientific Information
• Datasets

Geospatial coordinates

• Bounding Box: BBOX (-120.005447, -119.807498, 34.455768, 34.336587)
• Geometry: BBOX (-120.005447, -119.807498, 34.455768, 34.336587)

Provider

Stanford

Rights

• Access rights: Public

Citation

Dartnell, Peter, Johnson, Samuel Y., Ritchie, Andrew C., Kvitek, Rikk G., Golden, Nadine E., Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center. Contours (10m): Offshore of Coal Oil Point, California, 2012. Geological Survey (U.S.). Line data. https://purl.stanford.edu/yr944jr8118

Format

Shapefile

Languages

• English