In April 2018, March 2019 and May 2019, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute conducted a series of seafloor mapping surveys using their autonomously operated vehicle (AUV). The bathymetric grids produced from these surveys range in resolution from 1 to 2 meters cell size. The collection of these data were funded by MBARI, who then donated the data products to the U.S. Geological Survey for inclusion in the first iteration of a joint USGS-BOEM study, California Deepwater Investigations and Ground-truthing (Cal DIG 1).The purpose of the overall Cal DIG 1 study was to assess shallow geohazards, benthic habitats, and thereby the potential for alternative energy infrastructure (namely floating wind turbines) offshore south-central California. Cal DIG 1 falls under the umbrella of the larger inter-agency federal and non-federal cooperative research partnership, EXPRESS (a.k.a. EXpanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems).
This composite shaded relief was created to visualize this impressively beautiful dataset and the unique seafloor features discovered in this area. All of the original processed bathymetry grids used here, along with metadata and supplemental information about the science activities involved, are available to download here.
Full citation of original dataset:Kennedy, D.J., Walton, M.A.L., Cochrane, G.R., Paull, C., Caress, D., Anderson, K., and Lundsten, E., 2021, Donated AUV bathymetry and Chirp seismic-reflection data collected during Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute cruises in 2018-2019 offshore of south-central California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97QM7NF
In April 2018, March 2019 and May 2019, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute conducted a series of seafloor mapping surveys using their autonomously operated vehicle (AUV). The bathymetric grids produced from these surveys range in resolution from 1 to 2 meters cell size. The collection of these data were funded by MBARI, who then donated the data products to the U.S. Geological Survey for inclusion in the first iteration of a joint USGS-BOEM study, California Deepwater Investigations and Ground-truthing (Cal DIG 1).The purpose of the overall Cal DIG 1 study was to assess shallow geohazards, benthic habitats, and thereby the potential for alternative energy infrastructure (namely floating wind turbines) offshore south-central California. Cal DIG 1 falls under the umbrella of the larger inter-agency federal and non-federal cooperative research partnership, EXPRESS (a.k.a. EXpanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems).
This composite shaded relief was created to visualize this impressively beautiful dataset and the unique seafloor features discovered in this area. All of the original processed bathymetry grids used here, along with metadata and supplemental information about the science activities involved, are available to download here.
Full citation of original dataset:Kennedy, D.J., Walton, M.A.L., Cochrane, G.R., Paull, C., Caress, D., Anderson, K., and Lundsten, E., 2021, Donated AUV bathymetry and Chirp seismic-reflection data collected during Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute cruises in 2018-2019 offshore of south-central California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97QM7NF
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Title: Morro Bay area high-resolution AUV bathymetry (shaded relief)
Author: jrudebusch@usgs.gov_USGS
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Subject: High-resolution bathymetry collected with an AUV and the R/V Rachel Carson by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) from 2018-2019 in the vicinity of Morro Bay, CA.