U.S. Geological Survey
200508
ECSTDB2005 - USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database (2005)
2.1
vector digital data
Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/data/surficial_sediments/ecstdb2005.zip
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/htmldocs/datacatalog.htm
L.J. Poppe
S.J. Williams
V.F. Paskevich
2005
USGS East-Coast Sediment Analysis: Procedures, Database, and GIS Data
1.0
Open-File Report
2005-1001
Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/
Publication and data are released via digital media (either CD-ROM or DVD). This digital publication may also be available via the web at pubs.usgs.gov
ecstdb2005Open-File Report2005-1001
This sediment database contains location, description, and texture of samples taken by numerous marine sampling programs. Most of the samples are from the Atlantic Continental Margin of the United States, but some are from as diverse locations as Lake Baikal, Russia, the Hawaiian Islands region, Puerto Rico, the Gulf of Mexico, and Lake Michigan. The database presently contains data for over 23,000 samples, which includes texture data for approximately 3800 samples taken or analyzed by the Atlantic Continental Margin Program, a joint U.S. Geological Survey/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution project conducted from 1962 to 1970.
This ArcView shapefile contains the locations of marine sediment samples collected and analyzed by the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center starting in 1962 thru 1999. Distribution of this dataset allows the user the ability to visualize the information in a Geographic Information system.
en
1955
2004
ground condition
Continually
-170.520000
123.556830
69.460900
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-170.520000123.556830-16.23206769.460900
General
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
CMGP
Woods Hole Science Center
WHSC
surficial sediments
grain size analyses
simple bottom descriptions
grab sampler
coring
mud patch
seafloor geology
sedimentary dynamics
sedimentary processes
strataform
particle-size analysis
ArcView shapefile
point data
ArcView point shapefile
Geographic Information System
GIS
sample location
Open-File Report 2005-1001
OFR 2005-1001
OFR2005-1001
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans and estuaries
location
geoscientificInformation
General
U.S. Atlantic East Coast
continental United States
east coast
Atlantic Margin
Florida Platform
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Virginia
Washington
New England
Pacific
Bermuda
Puerto Rico
Hawaiian Islands
continental shelf
continental slope
Canada
Nova Scotia
Italy
Russia
West Florida Shelf
Albermarle Sound
Aligator River, NC
Atlantic Canyon
Baltimore Canyon
Bay of Fundy
Bear Seamount
Blake Escarpment
Blake Nose
Blake Plateau
Blake Ridge
Block Canyon
Block Island Sound
Boston
Boston Harbor
Browns Bank
Buzzards Bay
Cape Ann
Cape Charles
Cape Cod Bay
Cape Cod National Seashore Park
Cape Elizabeth
Cape Hatteras
Cape Henry
Cape Fear
Cape Fear Ridge
Cape Lookout
Cape May
Cape Romain
Cape Sable
Casco Bay
Cashes Ledge
Charleston
Chesapeake Bay
Corsair Canyon
Delaware Bay
Delaware River
Delmar Peninsula
Deep Water Dumpsite 106
Dogbone Basin
DWD 106
Escollo Arenas
Falkner Island
Florida Keys
Fire Island
Georges Bank
Gilbert Canyon
Gulf of Maine
Grand Manan Island
Gulf of Maine
Heel Tapper Canyon
Hudson Canyon
Hudson River
Hudson Shelf Valley
Hudson Valley
Hydrographer Canyon
Indiana Shoals
Inner Blake Plateau
Inner Shelf
Ipswich Bay
Isle of Shoals
Jeffreys Basin
Jeffreys Ledge
John Day Reservoir
Kennebec
Louisiana
Lake Titicaca
Lake Baikal
Lake Mead
Lake Michigan
Little Bahama Bank
Long Island Sound
Los Angeles
Lydonia Canyon
Mackenzie Delta
Marblehead
Marthas Vineyard
Massachusetts Bay
Mass Bay
Mexico
Mid-Atlantic Bight
Mid-Atlantic Slope
Mississippi Fan
Monomoy Island
Murray Basin
Nantucket
Nantucket Bay
Nantucket Shoals
Nantucket Sound
Narragansett Bay
Neuse River
North Carolina
New Haven Dumpsite
New Haven Harbor
NYNJ
NY-NJ
New York/New Jersey
New York Bight
New York Harbor
Norfolk Canyon
Northeast Channel
Nova Scotia
Ocean City
Oceanographer Canyon
Oculina Bank
Old Orchard Beach
Oqunquit
Oregon Inlet
Peak Island
Platts Bank
Plum Island
Plymouth
Popham
Popham/Kennebec
Roanoke Point
Saco Bay
Scotian Shelf
South Lake Michigan
Southwest Washington
Sandwich Harbor
Somes Sound
SBNMS
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Southern Long Island
Southwest Puerto Rico Shelf
Toms Canyon
Veatch Canyon
Vineyard Sound
Western Puerto Rico Shelf
Western Long Island Sound
Wilkinson Basin
Wilmington Canyon
Wrightsville Beach
None
Public domain data from the U.S. government is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution.
Larry Poppe
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2314
(508) 457-2310
lpoppe@usgs.gov
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Thumbnail image showing location of USGS East Coast surficial sediment samples (ecstdb2005) displayed on world map
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Location of USGS East Coast surficial sediment samples (ecstdb2005) displayed on world map
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The U.S. Geological Survey must be referenced as the originator of the dataset in any future products or research derived from these data.
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Lawrence J. Poppe(ed.)
Chris Polloni(ed.)
20000501
USGS East-Coast Sediment Analysis: Procedures, Database, and Georeferenced Displays
1.0
Open-File Report
00-358
Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Publication OFR2005-1001 supersedes this publication.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-358/
ShapefileImage showring location and classification of USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database surficial samples plotted along the U.S. Atlantic East Coast.JPEGhttp://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/data/surficial_sediments/ecstdb2005.jpg
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
This data set is complete inasmuch as it contains all the samples processed at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Woods Hole Science Center (WHSC) Sediment Laboratory through November 2004
Positional accuracy varies due to different systems, datums, and navigational equipment used over the years.
disc
20041201
publication date
ecstdb2005.xls
This Excel spread sheet contains the accumulated results of the surficial sediment analysis collected and processed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Woods Hole Science Center (WHSC). This spread sheet was the source of the data converted to the ESRI shapefile.
The requested surficial sediment data fields were exported from the most current Excel spreadsheet available as a comma delimited text file.
ecstdb2005.xls
20010811
ecstdb2005.txt
U.S. Geological Survey
Polly Hastings
Data Specialist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700
(508) 457-2310
Excel
The comma delimited source file was imported into ArcView to create a table. The table was then converted to an ArcView shapefile to be used as a GIS data layer.
ecstdb2005.txt
20050131
ecstdb2005.dbf
ecst0500.shp
ecst0500.shx
ecst0500.sbn
ecst0500.sbx
ecst0500.avl
ecstdb2005.shp
ecstdb2005.shx
U.S. Geological Survey
Larry Poppe
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2314
(508) 457-2310
lpoppe@usgs.gov
ArcView 3.3
Katherine McMullenU.S. Geological SurveySediment Lab Technicianmailing and physical address384 Woods Hole RoadWoods HoleMA02543USA(508) 540-8700 x2277(508) 457-2310kmcmullen@usgs.govecstdb2005.shpecstdb2005.shxecstdb2005.dbfecstdb2005.xlsecstdb2005.txtErrors found in the data were corrected for approximately 80 samples. The Excel file was edited and the shape and text files were regenerated.ecstdb2005.xls2007
Point
Entity point
23308
SimplePointFALSE23306TRUEFALSE
0.000001
0.000001
Decimal degrees
North American Datum of 1927
Clarke 1866
6378206.400000
294.978698
GCS_North_American_1927
ecstdb2005
Shapefile Attribute Table
ESRI
Feature Class23306
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
FID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
GROUP
Number assigned to data based on source.
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
1
Samples taken before start of the joint USGS/WHOI project.
2
USGS/WHOI Atlantic Continental Margin Program stations
3
samples analyzed by the USGS Branch of Atlantic Marine Geology Sediment Laboratory
Number196
DB_ID
Unique identification number generated in the sedimentation laboratory of the USGS's Woods Hole Science Center. For samples analyzed after 1980 this identifier consists of 2 characters and 3 numerics (e.g. AS114). For samples analyzed prior to 1980, this identifier consists of 4 numerics possibly followed by as many as 2 characters.
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
String254
FIELD_NO
Sample name or number as assigned in the field by the Chief Scientist
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
String254
PROJECT
Name of project or project number under which samples were taken or data generated; sometimes project name indicates a more specific area
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 21.
String254
CRUISE_ID
Name or number of cruise on which sample collected. Historically cruise identifiers were a combination of ship name, year of cruise and cruise leg. In more recent years, cruise identifier is a sequential serial number assigned to field activities within a specific year.
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 21.
String254
CONTACT
Name of Principal Investigator or Chief Scientist responsible for data collection (usually first initial and last name)
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 12.
String254
AREA
General geographic area of data collection. Name is general enough to easily locate area on a state map.
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 33.
String254
LATITUDE
Latitude coordinate, in decimal-degrees, of sample location. South latitude recorded as negative values.
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-16.2320670
69.4609
signed decimal degrees
,00000001
Number196
LONGITUDE
Longitude coordinate, in decimal degrees, of sample location. West longitude is recorded as negative values.
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-170.52
123.55683
signed decimal degrees
.00000001
Number196
DEPTH_M
Measured depth of water overlying sediment at sample time, not corrected for tides, in
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
5001.00
meters
.01
Number196
T_DEPTH
Top depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface, in centimeters
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
115049
centimeters
1
String254
B_DEPTH
Bottom depth of the sample below the sediment-water interface, in centimeters
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
115054
centimeters
1
String254
DEVICE
Device used to collect the sample.
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 28.
1 METER PLANKTON NET
1-METER DREDGE
3/4 METER PLANKTON NE
35MM STEREO CAMERA+DRED
ANCHOR DREDG
ANCHOR FLUKES
ANCHOR SAMPLE
BLAKE TRAWL
BOOMERANG CORER
BOT DRIFTER SALINOMETER
BOTTOM DRIFTER
BOTTOM DRIFTER BUG
BOTTOM SKIMMER
BOX CORE
BOX SAMPLER
CAM GRAB W/O CAM+PLANK T
CAMERA SLED
CAMPBELL GRAB W/ CAMERA
CAMPBELL GRAB W/O CAMERA
CHAIN BAG
CHAIN BAG DREDGE
CHAIN BAG+PIPE DREDGE
CHAIN BAG+SM PIPE DREDGE
CHAIN BAG+PIPE
CHAIN BAG+PIPE DREDGE
CHAIN BAG+SM PIPE
CHAIN BAG+SM PIPE DREDGE
CHAIN DREDGE
CORING TUBE IN MECH ARM
D-L SNAPPER
D-L SNAPPER + DREDGE
D-L SNAPPER + GRAV COR
DIETZ-LAFOND
DIETZ-LAFOND GRAB
DIETZ-LAFOND SNAPPER
DIGBY DREDGE
DIGBY DREDGE W/ CNVS BAG
DRAG DREDGE
DREDGE
Drilled Sample
DRILLED SAMPLE
EDGERTON CAMERA
GOS ANCHOR CHAIN
GRAB SAMPLER
GRAPPLING HOOK
GRAVITY CORER
HAND SAMPLE
Hand Sample
HYDROSTATIC CORE
HYDROSTATIC CORER
Hydrostatic CORER
IKU GRAB
JAPANESE DREDGE
M-VV GRAB + D-LF SNAPPER
M-VV GRAB + GRAVITY CORE
modified Van Veen grab sampler and gravity corer
MECH ARM + CORE DRILL
MECH ARM W/ CORER
MECH ARM W/ PRY BAR
MECHANICAL ARM
MINIATURE VAN VEEN
MINIATURE VAN VEEN W/O C.
MODIFIED PIERCE DREDGE
NA
NATURALIST DREDGE
NISKIN SAMPLER
OTHER
PAUL CORER
PIPE DREDGE
PIPE DREDGE AND D-L SNAP
PIPE DREDGE, 12 INCH
PISTON CORER
PONAR SAMPLER
PULSE AUGER
PUSH CORER
Pulse Auger
RAKED INTO BASKET W/ ARM
RING NET
ROCKER DREDGE
ROTARY CORER
ROTOSONIC CORER
SALINOMETER, VANDORN BOTS
SCALLOP DREDGE
SCOOP FISH
SEDIMENT TRAP
SHIPEK GRAB
SMALL VAN VEEN
small Van Veen grab sampler
SMITH-MAC+MIN W, CAMERA
SMITH-MACINTYRE GRAB
Smith-MacIntyre grab sampler
SMITH-MACINTYRE W/ CAMERA
SMITH-MACINTYRE W/O CAMERA
SMITH/MAC AND NISKIN SPL
SUBMERSIBLE SAMPLE
Submersible Sample
TRAWL
TRIGGER CORE
UNKNOWN
VAN VEEN AND CORE
VAN VEEN GRAB
sample collected with Van Veen grab sampler
Van Veen Grab
sample collected with Van Veen grab sampler
VIBRA CORE
VISUAL OBSERVATION
VV GRAB + D-L SNAPPER
WATER PUMP ONLY
String254
MONTH_COLL
Calendar month sample collected
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
1
12
month of year
1
blank
Month sample was collected is unknown.
Number196
DAY_COLL
Calendar day sample collected
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
1
31
day of month
1
blank
Day sample was collected is unknown.
Number196
YEAR_COLL
Calendar year sample collected
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
1955
1999
year
1
blank
Year sample connected is unknown.
Number196
MONTH_ANAL
Calendar month sample analyzed
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
1
12
month of year
1
blank
Month sample was analyzed is unknown
String254
DAY_ANAL
Calendar day sample analyzed
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
1
31
day of month
1
blank
Month sample was analyzed is unknown.
String254
YEAR_ANAL
Calendar year sample analyzed
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
1969
2000
year
1
blank
Year sample was analyzed is unknown.
String254
WEIGHT
Weight of wet sample in grams
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
9086.1
grams
.0001
(blank)
Weight not computed or recorded.
String254
GRAVEL_PCT
Gravel content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters greater than 2 mm; -1Ø and larger)
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
100.00
percent
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
SAND_PCT
Sand content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 2 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.0625 mm ; 0Ø through 4Ø )
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
103.02
percent
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
SILT_PCT
Silt content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.0625 mm, but greater than or equal to 0.004 mm; 5Ø through 8Ø , inclusive)
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
100.00
percent
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
CLAY_PCT
Clay content in percent dry weight of the sample (particles with nominal diameters less than 0.004 mm; 9Ø and smaller)
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
94.71
percent
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
CLASSIFICA
Sediment Classification - Sediment description based on a rigorous definition, usually Shepard, 1954
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 19.
BEDROCK
BOULDERS
CLAY
CLAYEY SAND
CLAYEY SILT
GRAVEL
GRAVELLY SEDIMENT
SAND
SAND SILT CLAY
SANDY CLAY
SANDY SILT
SILT
SILTY CLAY
SILTY SAND
String254
MEDIAN
Middle point in the grain size distribution in phi units
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-7.35
10.74
phi
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
MEAN
Average value in the grain size distribution in phi units
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-5.93
10.62
phi
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
STDEV
Standard deviation (root mean square of the deviations) of the grain size distribution in phi units (sorting)
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-0.08
7.16
phi
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
SKEWNESS
Skewness (deviation from symmetrical form) of the grain size distribution in phi units
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-4217.60
123907.67
phi
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
KURTOSIS
Kurtosis (degree of curvature near the mode) of the grain size distribution in phi units
USGS Eastcoast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-968709.00
357391.91
phi
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
MODE1CLASS
Mode 1 class - First mode (particle size that occurs the most number of times) in phi units
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-7.500
10.600
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
MODE1FREQ
Mode 1 strength - Modal strength of the first mode in percent
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
100.00
percent
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
MODE2CLASS
Mode 2 class - Second mode in phi units
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-7.50
13.40
phi
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
MODE2FREQ
Mode 2 strength - Modal strength of the second mode in percent
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
60.50
percent
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
MODE3CLASS
Mode 3 class - Third mode in phi units
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-6.50
15.40
phi
.01
Number196
MODE3FREQ
Mode 3 strength - Modal strength of the third mode in percent
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-2.50
18.15
percent
.01
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
NMODES
Number of modes
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
5
integer count
1
blank
Value not computed or available for sample.
Number196
PHIm5PHIm5Number196PHIm4PHIm4Number196PHIm3PHIm3Number196PHIm2PHIm2Number196PHIm1PHIm1Number196
PHIM5
-5 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -5Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 32 mm, but less than 64 mm); very coarse pebbles
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
100.00
percent
.01
Number196
PHIM4
-4 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -4Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 16 mm, but less than 32 mm); coarse pebbles
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
100.00
percent
.01
Number196
PHIM3
-3 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -3Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 8 mm, but less than 16 mm); medium pebbles
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
100.00
percent
.01
Number196
PHIM2
-2 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -2Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 4 mm, but less than 8 mm); fine pebbles
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-1.00
64.43
percent
.01
Number196
PHIM1
-1 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the -1Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 2 mm, but less than 4 mm); very fine pebbles (granules)
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
97.00
percent
.01
Number196
PHI_0
0 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 0Ø fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to 1 mm, but less than 2 mm); very coarse sand
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-19.73
86.00
percent
.01
Number196
PHI_1
1 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 1Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.5 mm, but less than 1 mm); coarse sand
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
92.67
percent
.01
Number196
PHI_2
2 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 2Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.25 mm, but less than 0.5 mm); medium sand
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
96.00
percent
.01
Number196
PHI_3
3 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 3Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.125 mm, but less than 0.25 mm); fine sand
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
94.66
percent
.01
Number196
PHI_4
4 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 4Ø fraction (nominal diameters of particles greater than or equal to .0625 mm, but less than 0.125 mm); very fine sand
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
92.75
percent
.01
Number196
PHI_5
5 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 5Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.031 mm, but less than 0.0625 mm); coarse silt
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
80.51
percent
.01
Number196
PHI_6
6 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 6Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.016 mm, but less than 0.031 mm); medium silt
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
68.32
percent
.01
Number196
PHI_7
7 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 7Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.008 mm, but less than 0.016 mm); fine silt
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
47.57
percent
.01
String254
PHI_8
8 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 8Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.004 mm, but less than 0.008 mm); very fine silt
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
47.90
percent
.01
String254
PHI_9
9 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 9Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.002 mm, but less than 0.004 mm); coarse clay
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-3.87
45.55
percent
.01
String254
PHI_10
10 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 10Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.001 mm, but less than 0.002 mm); medium clay
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
54.63
percent
.01
String254
PHI_11
11 Phi - Weight percent of the sample in the 11Ø fraction (nominal diameter of particles greater than or equal to 0.5 µm, but less than 0.001 mm); fine clay
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.00
55.71
percent
.01
Number62
ANALYST
Name(usually first initial and last name) of person who performed the grain size or physical properties analysis
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 43.
String43
ANAL_COMM
Comments on analyses - Any further information about sediment analysis for all or specific parameters in this table
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 154.
String154
LITHOLOGY
General lithologic description of sample
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 72.
String72
COMMENTS
Comments on sample collection or lithology
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
Character string of width 66.
String66
Location and sediment analysis results for approximately 23,000 samples collected and analyzed by the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center for the past forty years.
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2314
(508) 457-2310
lpoppe@usgs.gov
Larry PoppeU.S. Geological Survey
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Shapefile
ArcView 3.3
ESRI Shapefile
The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBASE format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The AVL file contains the legend information (optional). The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file contains the metadata describing the data set <data set name>.shp.xml. An ASCII version of the metadata file. A browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent (optional).
zip 8.0
18.875
0.622
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/data/surficial_sediments/ecstdb2005.zip
http://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov/GISdata/sedsamples/ecstdb2005/ecstdb2005.zip
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/htmldocs/datacatalog.htm
Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).
DVD-ROM
4.7
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HFS and ISO9660
None
These data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS® or ArcView® 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. A free data viewer, arcexplorer, capable of displaying the data is available from ESRI at www.esri.com.
Larry Poppe
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2314
(508) 457-2310
lpoppe@usgs.gov
Downloadable Data
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Microsoft Excel
Office 2000
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
Excel spreadsheet containing the data source.
no compression applied
0.622
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/data/surficial_sediments/ecstdb2005.xls
DVD-ROM
4.75
Gbyte
HFS and ISO9660
None
ASCII
Comma delimited text file
Data exported from the source spreadsheet.
no compression applied
0.622
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1001/data/surficial_sediments/ecstdb2005.txt
DVD-ROM
4.75
Gbyte
HFS and ISO9660
None
20050428
Information Specialist, GIS Coordinator
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
USA
(508) 548-8700 x2281
(508) 457-2310
vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Valerie PaskevichU.S. Geological Survey
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
None
None
en20050513http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535ecstdb2005-170.52123.5568369.4609-16.2320671-170.52123.5568369.4609-16.2320671ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0dataset002file://\\KATMCMDTXP\C$\documents and settings\kmcmullen\desktop\surficial_sediments\ecstdb2005.shpLocal Area Network0.622ShapefileGCS_North_American_1927233062007070313383400200707031347090020070703