USGS/WHSC, Unpublished Material, MD_CORES.SHP - MARION DUFRESNE cruise 02018 cores collected in the Gulf of Mexico: Open-File Report 2005-1071, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.This is part of the following larger work.Online Links:
Twichell, D.C., Cross, V.A., Paskevich, V.F., Hutchinson, D.R., Winters, W.J., and Hart, P.E., 2005, GIS of selected geophysical and core data in the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope collected by the U.S. Geological Survey: Open-File Report 2005-1071, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.Online Links:
This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.
The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Coordinates defining the features.
Character string
| Range of values | |
|---|---|
| Minimum: | 27.18340 |
| Maximum: | 28.24361 |
| Units: | decimal degrees |
| Resolution: | .00001 |
| Range of values | |
|---|---|
| Minimum: | -92.25565 |
| Maximum: | -89.02007 |
| Units: | decimal degrees |
| Resolution: | .00001 |
Character string describing the core site
| Range of values | |
|---|---|
| Minimum: | 579 |
| Maximum: | 2259 |
| Units: | meters |
| Resolution: | 1 |
| Range of values | |
|---|---|
| Minimum: | 0.10 |
| Maximum: | 37.84 |
| Units: | meters |
| Resolution: | .01 |
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| Piston core | |
| Gravity core | |
| Gravity/flux core | Gravity/flux corer which was a gravity corer with heat flow probes on it |
| Giant box core |
Character string defining the type of coring system used.
| Value | Definition |
|---|---|
| yes | Cores were opened and described. |
| no | Cores were not opened so they have no descriptions. |
| no-bent | core bent and not opened |
| no-no recov | no core recovered |
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This shapefile shows the locations of cores collected aboard the MARION DUFRESNE in 2002 and were split and visually described while at sea. Further information on this cruise and a preliminary data analysis is provided in Winters and others (2004).
staff, USGS, Unpublished Material, Cruise Summary R/V Marion Dufresne, Northern Gulf of Mexico, July 1-18, 2002.Online Links:
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Data sources produced in this process:
Winters, W.J., Lorenson, T.D., and Paull, C.K., 2004, Initial report of the IMAGES VIII/PAGE 127 gas hydrate and paleoclimate cruise on the RV Marion Dufresne in the Gulf of Mexico, 2-18 July, 2002: Open-File Report 2004-1358, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.Online Links:
Core sample information includes only those cores that were described during the MARION DUFRESNE cruise.
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- 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.
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Downloadable data.
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| Data format: | 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). in format SHP (version 3.3) ESRI point shapefile Size: 0.002 |
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