RAF05007_SEDDATA.SHP: Surficial Sediment Data Collected During USGS Cruise R/V RAFAEL 05007 in Quicks Hole, Massachusetts

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Publication_Date: 2007

Title:

RAF05007_SEDDATA.SHP: Surficial Sediment Data Collected During USGS Cruise R/V RAFAEL 05007 in Quicks Hole, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2006-1357

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/sediment/raf05007_seddata.zip>

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/sediment/raf05007_seddata.xls>

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/sediment/raf05007_seddata.txt>

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/html/catalog.html>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: S.D. Ackerman

Originator: D.S. Foster

Originator: D.S. Blackwood

Originator: B. Butman

Originator: M.S. Moser

Originator: H.F. Stewart

Publication_Date: 2007

Title:

Sea-Floor Character and Surface Processes in the vicinity of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts

Edition: 1.0

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 2006-1357

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/>

Description:

Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Imagery, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a fundamental framework for research and management activities along this part of the Massachusetts coastline, show the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. Interpretive data layers were derived from multibeam echo-sounder and sidescan sonar data collected in the vicinity of Quicks Hole, a passage through the Elizabeth Islands that extend in a chain southwestward off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In June 2005, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconaissance survey.

Purpose:

This data set includes the locations, identifiers, grain-size data and(or) textural descriptions of surficial sediments collected at 63 stations on topographic and backscatter data of the sea floor in the vicinity of Quicks Hole, Massachusetts. The sediments were collected with a modified Van Veen grab (small SEABOSS) during USGS survey 05007, conducted June 13-17, 2005. This data set was acquired to ground-truth (verify) topography and backscatter intensity of the sea floor in Quicks Hole, Massachusetts. These acoustic data were collected with a multibeam sea floor mapping system during NOAA survey H11076, conducted during 2004.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20050613

Ending_Date: 20050617

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.874950

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.809817

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.485483

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.411633

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center

Theme_Keyword: WHSC

Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Theme_Keyword: CMGP

Theme_Keyword: RV Rafael

Theme_Keyword: ESRI Shapefile

Theme_Keyword: surficial sediment classification

Theme_Keyword: sediment data

Theme_Keyword: sediments

Theme_Keyword: sediment samples

Theme_Keyword: ground-truth

Theme_Keyword: gravel

Theme_Keyword: sand

Theme_Keyword: silt

Theme_Keyword: clay

Theme_Keyword: stations

Theme_Keyword: sea floor

Theme_Keyword: Field Activity Number 05007

Theme_Keyword: Van Veen grab sampler

Theme_Keyword: small SEABOSS sampler

Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2006-1357

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries

Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: location

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: Cape Cod

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Elizabeth Islands

Place_Keyword: northeast United States

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean

Place_Keyword: Quicks Hole

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/sediment/raf05007_seddata.gif>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Thumbnail image showing the location and extent of sediment data collected during R/V RAFAEL cruise 05007 in Quicks Hole, Massachusetts.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked in a consistent manner

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data.

Completeness_Report:

All available grain-size data collected during the RV Rafael cruise 04011 are included in this data set.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Navigation was by differential GPS; positional accuracy to less than 10 m

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20050613

Ending_Date: 20050617

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Fourty-five 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 (18) 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, Williams, and Paskevich (2005) for analytical specifics.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: h11076_sediment.txt

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11076_seddata.shp

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11076_seddata.shx

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: h11076_seddata.dbf

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: L.J. Poppe

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 64

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: raf05007_seddata

Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LABNO

Attribute_Definition:

Unique identifier consisting of two characters and three numerics assigned during lab analysis

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String of width 5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATIONID

Attribute_Definition: Sample name assigned in the field

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String of width 5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Project under which the samples were taken

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: QUICKS HOLE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRUISEID

Attribute_Definition:

Name or number of cruise during which the samples were collected

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: RAFAEL05007

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRINCIPAL

Attribute_Definition: Name (initial and last name ) of the principal investigator

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MONTH

Attribute_Definition: Calendar month sample was analyzed

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DAY

Attribute_Definition: Day sample was analyzed

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR

Attribute_Definition: Year sample was analyzed

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 41.431

Range_Domain_Maximum: 41.46005

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0000001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.87495

Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.8098166

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEVICE

Attribute_Definition: Device used to collect sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: SMALL SEABOSS GRAB

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

Attribute_Definition: General geographic area

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: QUICKS HOLE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH_M

Attribute_Definition: Depth or sounding in meters

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5.2

Range_Domain_Maximum: 40.2

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T_DEPTH

Attribute_Definition:

Top depth of the sample below sediment-water interface in centimeters

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: B_DEPTH

Attribute_Definition:

Bottom depth of the sample below sediment-water interface in centimeters

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Depth in sediment in cm

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WEIGHT

Attribute_Definition: Weight of dry sample in grams

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 19.4247

Range_Domain_Maximum: 193.46

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZGRAVEL

Attribute_Definition: Gravel content in percent dry weight

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 66.16

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZSAND

Attribute_Definition: Sand content in percent dry weight

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.9

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZSILT

Attribute_Definition: Silt content in percent dry weight

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 65.16

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZCLAY

Attribute_Definition: Clay content in percent dry weight

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 37.64

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SEDCLASS

Attribute_Definition: Sediment description based on a rigorous definition

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is <2 mm, but >0.062 mm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase is sand, but with significan silt

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment whose main phase (usually >50%) is >2 mm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVELLY SAND

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sediment whose main phase (usually <50%) is >2 mm, but with significant sand

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND SILT CLAY

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sediment with sand, silt, and clay concentrations all >20%

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SILT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sediment whose main phase is silt (usually >50%), but with significant clay

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEDIAN

Attribute_Definition: Middle point in the grain-size distribution in phi units

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -4.27

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.47

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MEAN

Attribute_Definition: Average value in the grain-size distribution in phi units

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.17

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.09

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STDDEV

Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation of the grain size distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.28

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.63

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SKEWNESS

Attribute_Definition: Deviation from symmetrical form of the grain-size distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -0.52

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.79

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KURTOSIS

Attribute_Definition:

Degree of curvature near the mode of the grain-size distribution

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -1.31

Range_Domain_Maximum: 354.32

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODE_1_CLA

Attribute_Definition: First mode in phi units

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -5.5

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.5

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODE_1_FRE

Attribute_Definition: Frequency percent of the first mode

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.38

Range_Domain_Maximum: 90.94

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODE_2_CLA

Attribute_Definition: Second mode in phi units

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -4.5

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.5

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODE_2_FRE

Attribute_Definition: Frequency percent of the second mode

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 17.96

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODE_3_CLA

Attribute_Definition: Third mode in phi units

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.5

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODE_3_FRE

Attribute_Definition: Frequency percent of the third mode

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.29

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NMODES

Attribute_Definition: Number of modes

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: modes

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_11

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 11 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 100

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: percent

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_10

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 10 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 96.16

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100.0

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_9

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 9 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 83.26

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.99

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_8

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 8 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 62.36

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.98

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_7

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 7 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 39.22

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.96

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_6

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 6 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 21.68

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.95

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_5

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 5 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 15.4

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.93

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_4

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 4 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 11.91

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.9

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_3

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 3 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.95

Range_Domain_Maximum: 99.87

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_2

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 2 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.4

Range_Domain_Maximum: 96.5

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_1

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 1 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.12

Range_Domain_Maximum: 81.63

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHI_0

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the 0 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 70.47

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIM1

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -1 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 66.16

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIM2

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -2 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 54.35

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIM3

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -3 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 54.1

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIM4

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -4 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 54.1

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHIM5

Attribute_Definition: Cumulative weight percent of the sample in the -5 phi fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS East Coast Sediment Texture Database data dictionary

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 39.15

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: L.J. Poppe

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: SHP

Format_Version_Number: 3.3

Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile

Format_Information_Content:

A zip file containing the geospatial data, metadata describing the data set, and a browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent.

File_Decompression_Technique: zip archive

Transfer_Size: 0.007

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/sediment/raf05007_seddata.zip>

Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/sediment/>

Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/html/catalog.html>

Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD-ROM

Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.75

Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes

Recording_Format: UDF

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

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.

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2007

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Larry Poppe

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: XLS

Format_Specification: Excel spreadsheet

Format_Information_Content:

An Excel file containing navigation and grain-size analysis data.

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied

Transfer_Size: 0.007

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/sediment/raf05007_seddata.xls>

Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/html/catalog.html>

Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD-ROM

Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.75

Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes

Recording_Format: UDF

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

These data are available in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format. The user must have software capable of reading or importing the Excel-formatted data file.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Larry Poppe

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

Format_Specification: text file

Format_Information_Content:

First record contains field headings. Data fields are comma separated.

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied

Transfer_Size: 0.007

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/data/sediment/raf05007_seddata.txt>

Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/html/catalog.html>

Access_Instructions: Data are downloadable via the World Wide Web (WWW).

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD-ROM

Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 4.75

Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes

Recording_Format: UDF

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites:

These data are available as a generic ASCII formatted data file. The user must have a software program capable of reading the comma-delimited data file.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070312

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: L.J. Poppe

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 384 Woods Hole Road

City: Woods Hole

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2314

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile