BOEM Seismic Water Bottom Anomalies - Gulf of Mexico - Gulf of Mexico NAD27

Metadata Updated: January 12, 2021

Since 1998, geoscientists at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have identified and mapped over 31,000 water bottom (seafloor) acoustic amplitude anomalies in the deep water northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) using 3-D time-migrated seismic surveys. The purpose of this mapping program is to understand the distribution of natural hydrocarbon seeps and related benthic fauna (chemosynthetic and coral communities) in the GOM, and to characterize other seafloor features related to the geological framework of the seafloor. These areas show anomalously high or low acoustic amplitude response relative to typical background, with most areas having overlapping seismic coverage by two or more surveys. These results cover over 230,000 square kilometers of seismic data interpretation. See BOEM website for more detailed information, https://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Mapping-and-Data/Map-Gallery/Seismic-Water-Bottom-Anomalies-Map-Gallery.aspx

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Metadata Date	September 17, 2019
Metadata Created Date	September 28, 2020
Metadata Updated Date	January 12, 2021
Reference Date(s)	June 21, 2016 (publication)
Frequency Of Update	annually

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Resource Type	Dataset
Metadata Date	September 17, 2019
Metadata Created Date	September 28, 2020
Metadata Updated Date	January 12, 2021
Reference Date(s)	June 21, 2016 (publication)
Responsible Party	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Point of Contact)
Contact Email	william.shedd@boem.gov
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Temporal Extent Begin	1998-01-01
Temporal Extent End	2014-03-01

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