| Title | Backscatter strength and shaded seafloor relief, Georges Bank, Fundian Channel and Northeast Channel; Sheet 9, Gulf of Maine |
| Download | Downloads |
| Author | Todd, B J; Courtney, R C |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7243, 2014, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.4095/293641 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Maps | 1 map |
| Map Info. | geophysical, shaded seafloor relief, 1:50,000 |
| Projection | Universal Transverse Mercator Projection (NAD83) |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | For all publications in this survey, see the
following publications |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Eastern offshore region |
| Area | Georges Bank; Fundian Channel; Northeast Channel; Gulf of Maine |
| Lat/Long WENS | -66.5167 -66.0000 41.4167 41.1667 |
| Subjects | marine geology; geophysics; surficial geology/geomorphology; bathymetry; seafloor topography; geophysical surveys; acoustic surveys; sonar surveys; side-scan sonar; gravels; boulders; muds; silts;
clays; sands; reefs; bedrock topography; multibeam bathymetry; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary |
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| Program | Offshore Renewable Energy, Offshore Geoscience |
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| Released | 2014 03 11 |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This map series depicts backscatter on George¿s Bank, offshore Nova Scotia. Backscatter, a property derived from multibeam sonar surveys, can be used as
an indicator of the material at the sea floor (bedrock, sand, gravel, or mud, for example). These backscatter maps complement the previously published maps of seafloor morphology derived from the same multibeam sonar surveys. When used in
conjunction, the two map series could be used to provide important information on seafloor sediment mobility and hazards to the hydrocarbon and communication industries, and other government agencies. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 293641 |
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