Bathymetric Terrain Model of the Puerto Rico Trench and the Northeastern Caribbean Region for Marine Geological Investigations

Andrews, Brian D.; Ten Brink, Uri S.; Danforth, William W.; Chaytor, Jason D.; Granja Bruña, José Luis; Llanes Estrada, María Pilar; Carbo Gorosabel, Andrés

Bathymetric Terrain Model of the Puerto Rico Trench and the Northeastern Caribbean Region for Marine Geological Investigations

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http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1125/

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2013

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Granja Bruña, José Luis

Llanes Estrada, María Pilar

Carbo Gorosabel, Andrés

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Geological Survey (Estados Unidos

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/41675

Abstract

Multibeam bathymetric data collected in the Puerto Rico Trench and northeastern Caribbean region are compiled into a seamless bathymetric terrain model for broad-scale geological investigations of the trench system. These data, collected during eight separate surveys between 2002 and 2013 and covering almost 180,000 square kilometers, are published here in large-format map sheet and digital spatial data. This report describes the common multibeam data collection and processing methods used to produce the bathymetric terrain model and corresponding data-source polygon. Details documenting the complete provenance of the data are provided in the metadata in the Data Catalog section.

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Prepared in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration