L.J. Poppe
2005
RAFA04011_SEDDATA.SHP: Surficial Sediment Data Collected during USGS Cruise R/V RAFAEL 04011 off of Eastern Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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vector digital data
Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/seddata/rafa04011_seddata.zip
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/seddata/rafa04011_seddata.xls
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/seddata/rafa04011_seddata.txt
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/htmldocs/data_catalog.htm
L.J. Poppe
V.F. Paskevich
B. Butman
S.D. Ackerman
W.W. Danforth
D.S. Foster
D.S. Blackwood
2005
Geological Interpretation of Bathymetric and Backscatter Imagery of the Sea Floor off Eastern Cape Cod, Massachusetts
1.0
Open-File Report
2005-1048
Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/
rafa04011_seddataOpen-File Report2005-1048
This data set includes the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and(or) textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at 89 stations on topographic and backscatter data of the sea floor offshore east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The sediments were collected with a modified Van Veen grab (small SEABOSS) during USGS survey 04011, conducted May 25- June 4, 2004.
This data set was produced to ground-truth (verify) topography and backscatter intensity of the sea floor offshore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. These acoustic data were collected with a multibeam sea floor mapping system during USGS survey 98015, conducted November 9 - 25, 1998.
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General
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Woods Hole Science Center
WHSC
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
CMGP
RV Rafael
ArcView Shapefile
surficial sediment classification
sediment data
sediments
sediment samples
ground-truth
gravel
sand
silt
clay
stations
sea floor
Field Activity Number 04011
Van Veen grab samplersmall SEABOSS sampler
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans and estuaries
oceans and coastal
environment
location
General
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Cape Cod National Seashore
northeast United States
North America
United States
Atlantic Ocean
None
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Lawrence J. 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
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Shapefile
GIF
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/seddata/rafa04011_seddata-thumb.gifThumbnail image showing the location and extent of sediment data collected during R/V RAFAEL cruise 04011 off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.GIFImage showing the location and extent of sediment data collected during R/V RAFAEL cruise 04011 off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/seddata/rafa04011_seddata.gif
All attributes were checked in a consistent manner
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.
All available grain-size data collected during the RV Rafael cruise 04011 are included in this data set.
Navigation was by differential GPS; positional accuracy to less than 10 m
20040525
20040604
publication date
Samples were collected by grab sampler and analyzed in the laboratory. Coarse fraction determined by sieve; fine fraction determined by Coulter Counter. Visual descriptions were used for rocky/bouldery stations where samples could not be collected. The shapefile was created in Arc View from the ASCII comma-delimited files created by the laboratories software. See Poppe and Polloni (2000) for analytical specifics.
rafa04011_seddata.txt
rafa04011_seddata.shp
L.J. 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
Vector
Entity point
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Decimal degrees
6378206.400000
294.978698
North American Datum of 1983Geodetic Reference System 80
GCS_North_American_1983
rafa04011_seddata
Feature Class88Shapefile Attribute TableESRI
FID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
LABNO
USGS unique identifier consisting of two characters and three numerics
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
String of width 5
String6
STATIONID
Sample name assigned in the field
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
String of width 5
String6
PROJECTID
Project under which the samples were taken
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
String19
CRUISEID
Name or number of cruise during which the samples were collected
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
String10
PRINCIPAL
Name (initial and last name ) of the principal investigator
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
String7
MONTH
Calendar month sample was analyzed
USGS
Number2
DAY
Day sample was analyzed
USGS
Number3
YEAR
Year sample was analyzed
USGS
Number4
LATITUDE
Latitude coordinate of sample location
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
41.62345
42.08915
Decimal degrees
0.00001
Number85
LONGITUDE
Longitude coordinate of sample location
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-70.12565
-69.84858
Decimal degrees
0.00001
Number95
DEVICE
Device used to collect sample
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
SMALL SEABOSS
String15
AREA
General geographic area
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
CAPE COD
String9
DEPTH_M
Depth or sounding in meters
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
18.2
99.9
meters
0.1
Number41
T_DEPTH
Top depth of the sample below sediment-water interface in centimeters
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
Depth in cm
Number1
B_DEPTH
Bottom depth of the sample below sediment-water interface in centimeters
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
2
Depth in sediment in cm
Number1
WEIGHT
Weight of dry sample in grams
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
14.3623
513.73
grams
0.0001
Number84
ZGRAVEL
Gravel content in percent dry weight
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
65.59
percent
0.01
Number52
ZSAND
Sand content in percent dry weight
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
27.88
99.98
percent
0.01
Number52
ZSILT
Silt content in percent dry weight
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
29.14
percent
0.01
Number52
ZCLAY
Clay content in percent dry weight
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
42.98
percent
0.01
Number52
SEDCLASS
Sediment description based on a rigorous definition
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
See Shepard (1954)
String16
MEDIAN
Middle point in the grain-size distribution in phi units
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-3.41
7.58
phi
0.01
Number52
MEAN
Average value in the grain-size distribution in phi units
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-2.8
6.64
phi
0.01
Number52
STDDEV
Standard deviation of the grain size distribution
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.48
3.09
phi
0.01
Number52
SKEWNESS
Deviation from symmetrical form of the grain-size distribution
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-0.61
2.86
0.01
Number52
KURTOSIS
Degree of curvature near the mode of the grain-size distribution
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-1.49
74.84
0.01
Number52
MODE_1_CLA
First mode in phi units
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-5.5
9.5
phi
0.5
Number41
MODE_1_FRE
Frequency percent of the first mode
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
17.38
75.19
percent
0.01
Number52
MODE_2_CLA
Second mode in phi units
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-4.5
7.5
phi
0.5
Number41
MODE_2_FRE
Frequency percent of the second mode
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
-4.5
7.5
phi
0.5
Number52
MODE_3_CLA
Third mode in phi units
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
2.5
phi
0.5
Number41
MODE_3_FRE
Frequency percent of the third mode
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
2.5
phi
0.5
Number52
NMODES
Number of modes
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
1
3
modes
1
Number1
PHI_11
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 11 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
99.93
100.02
percent
0.01
Number62
PHI_10
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 10 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
90.08
100.02
percent
0.01
Number62
PHI_9
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 9 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
72.69
100.02
percent
0.01
Number62
PHI_8
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 8 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
57.02
100.02
percent
0.01
Number62
PHI_7
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 7 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
40.47
100.02
percent
0.01
Number62
PHI_6
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 6 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
30.27
100.02
percent
0.01
Number62
PHI_5
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 5 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
28.14
100.02
percent
0.01
Number62
PHI_4
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 4 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
27.88
100.02
percent
0.01
Number62
PHI_3
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 3 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
22.87
100.0
percent
0.01
Number62
PHI_2
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 2 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
11.77
99.85
percent
0.01
Number52
PHI_1
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 1 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
1.99
97.2
percent
0.01
Number52
PHI_0
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 0 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0.07
81.54
percent
0.01
Number52
PHIM1
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -1 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
65.59
percent
0.01
Number52
PHIM2
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -2 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
54.38
percent
0.01
Number52
PHIM3
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -3 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
52.22
percent
0.01
Number52
PHIM4
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -4 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
46.81
percent
0.01
Number52
PHIM5
Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -5 phi fraction
USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary
0
33.27
percent
0.01
Number52
Geologist
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Woods Hole
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02543-1598
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(508) 457-2310
lpoppe@usgs.gov
L.J. PoppeU.S. Geological Survey
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SHP
3.3
ESRI point 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).
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http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/htmldocs/data_catalog.htmhttp://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/seddata/
Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).
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2004
Lawrence J. 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 all data have been used by the 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.
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http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/htmldocs/data_catalog.htmhttp://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/data/seddata/
Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).
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Lawrence J. 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 all data have been used by the 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.
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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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