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AFSC/RACE/GAP/ZIMMERMANN: Bathymetry: western Gulf of Alaska Grid

Metadata Updated: April 1, 2024

We defined the bathymetry of Shelikof Strait and the western Gulf of Alaska (WGOA) from the edges of the land masses down to about 7,000 m deep in the Aleutian Trench. We made this map by combining soundings from historical National Ocean Service (NOS) smooth sheets (2.7 million soundings); shallow multibeam and LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data sets from the NOS and others (subsampled to 2.6 million soundings); and deep multibeam (subsampled to 3.3 million soundings), single-beam, and underway files from fisheries research cruises (9.1 million soundings). The legacy smooth sheet data, some over a century old, was the best descriptor of much of the shallower and inshore areas, but it was superseded by the newer multibeam and LIDAR, where available. Much of the offshore area was only described by non-hydrographic single-beam and underway files. We carefully combined these disparate data sets in an attempt to preserve seafloor features for research purposes. We also attempted to minimize bathymetric data errors so that they would not create artificial seafloor features that might impact such analyses. The main result of the bathymetry compilation is that we observe abundant features related to glaciation of the shelf of Alaska during the Last Glacial Maximum including abundant end moraines, some lateral moraines, glacial scour marks, eskers, iceberg keel marks, and two types of pock marks. We developed an integrated onshore-offshore geomorphic map of the region that includes glacial flow directions, glacial moraines, and iceberg keel marks to better define the extent of late Quaternary glaciations.

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Dates

Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
Reference Date(s) 2019 (creation), 2019 (publication)
Frequency Of Update notPlanned

Metadata Source

Harvested from NMFS AFSC

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date February 29, 2024
Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
Metadata Updated Date April 1, 2024
Reference Date(s) 2019 (creation), 2019 (publication)
Responsible Party (Custodian)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56631
Access Constraints Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/RACE/GAP/ZIMMERMANN: Bathymetry: western Gulf of Alaska Grid [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56631., Use Constraints: These data are not to be used for navigation.
Bbox East Long -152
Bbox North Lat 59
Bbox South Lat 53
Bbox West Long -160
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update notPlanned
Harvest Object Id 216b0d07-1cfa-4fd6-ab56-b7b29481b5ae
Harvest Source Id 26a29bb9-50b0-47fd-920b-edc74aa6ec76
Harvest Source Title NMFS AFSC
Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
Lineage
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
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Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True

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