Records and Metadata
Diagram outlining the laboratory techniques and computer software currently [2014]
used at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center.
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The diagram to the left outlines the laboratory techniques and
software sequence of operation in a generalized flow diagram for those
procedures presently used in the sedimentation laboratory at the
Woods Hole
Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC). Because the sediment size data eventually become
part of a database and as it is necessary to archive the raw unprocessed
data, there must be some
Request for Analysis Form
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formal
system of recording sample identifiers. Appropriate identifiers include:
requestor, cruise identification (id), project id, work requested,
purpose of investigation, sample id, latitude, longitude, water depth,
top-depth, bottom-depth, sample device, sampling area, and what other
analyses have been completed on each sample. To this end, the use of
standardized "Request
for Analysis" and "Sample
Identification" forms are strongly recommended as organizational
aids. These completed forms should be included when samples are
submitted for analysis. At this time a unique lab number should be
assigned to each sample. At the sedimentation laboratory at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, this number consists of two letters followed by three numbers (for example, AA795). These identifiers are manually entered into a computer using the program GSANV.
Modifications since 2005
The “Request of Analysis” and “Sample Identification” forms are provided as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel files, respectively. The completed forms allow sediment laboratory personnel to keep records and track analyses digitally. Information from the Sample Identification form is also imported directly into a spreadsheet (GRAINSIZE.XLS) that is the input file for the processing program GSSTAT (see software documentation for GSSTAT).
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OFR 2005-1001
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