RIDGE_CRESTS - Ridge Crests within the inner shelf of Long Bay, South Carolina (Polyline)
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 2007
- Title:
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RIDGE_CRESTS - Ridge Crests within the inner shelf of Long Bay, South Carolina (Polyline)
- Edition: 1.0
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Polylines
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Open-Fil
- Issue_Identification: 2005-1346
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1346/arcgis/sf_env/ridge_crests.zip>
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Baldwin, W.E.
- Originator: Denny, J.F.
- Originator: Schwab, W.C.
- Originator: Gayes, P.T.
- Originator: Morton, R.A.
- Originator: Driscoll, N.W.
- Publication_Date: 2006
- Title:
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Geologic Framework Studies of South Carolina's Long Bay from Little River Inlet to Winyah Bay, 1999-2003; geospatial data release
- Edition: 1.0
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: 2005-1346
- Publication_Information:
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- 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/2005/1346/>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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In 1999, the USGS, in partnership with the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, began a study to investigate processes affecting shoreline change along the northern coast of South Carolina, focusing on the Grand Strand region. Previous work along the U.S. Atlantic coast shows that the structure and composition of older geologic strata located seaward of the coast heavily influences the coastal behavior of areas with limited sediment supply, such as the Grand Strand. By defining this geologic framework and identifying the transport pathways and sinks of sediment, geoscientists are developing conceptual models of the present-day physical processes shaping the South Carolina coast. The primary objectives of this research effort are: 1) to provide a regional synthesis of the shallow geologic framework underlying the coastal upland, shoreface and inner continental shelf, and define its role in coastal evolution and modern beach behavior; 2) to identify and model the physical processes affecting coastal ocean circulation and sediment transport, and to define their role in shaping the modern shoreline; and 3) to identify sediment sources and transport pathways; leading to construction of a regional sediment budget.
- Purpose:
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This data set contains polylines that outline the crests of low-relief ridges mapped within the inner shelf of Long Bay.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2006
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.156078
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.616654
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.786952
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.236417
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- 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: grab samples
- Theme_Keyword: sample texture
- Theme_Keyword: grain size
- Theme_Keyword: sea floor environments
- Theme_Keyword: ridge
- Theme_Keyword: ridge crests
- Theme_Keyword: ESRI polyline shapefile
- Theme_Keyword: interpretive data layer
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: oceans
- Theme_Keyword: oceans and coastal
- Theme_Keyword: oceans and estuaries
- Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
- Place_Keyword: South Carolina
- Place_Keyword: North Myrtle Beach
- Place_Keyword: Grand Strand
- Place_Keyword: Myrtle Beach
- Place_Keyword: Surfside
- Place_Keyword: Garden City
- Place_Keyword: Pawleys Island
- Place_Keyword: Waites Island
- Place_Keyword: Southeast United States
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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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:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Jane Denny
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Geologist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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 x2311
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov
- Browse_Graphic:
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- Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1346/images/ridge_crests.jpg>
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image of ridge crests within the inner shelf of Long Bay
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Interpretations are based on swath bathymetry and seismic-reflection profiles.
- Completeness_Report:
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Ridge crests were digitized based on swath bathymetric data collected offshore of Myrtle Beach, SC 1999-2003. No additions or modifications are planned.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Interpretation of ridge crests was derived from swath bathymetry and seismic-reflection data. The accuracy is dependent on the source data and is assumed to be that of DGPS (2 m).
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Interpretations of the rideg crests offshore of the Grand Strand, SC were dervied from swath bathymetry and seismic-reflection profiles. Crests were hand digitized within ArcGIS 9.0 at a scale of approximately 1:75000.
- Process_Date: 2004
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Jane Denny
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Geologist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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 x2311
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 127
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
- Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: ridge_crests
- Entity_Type_Definition: ESRI polyline shapefile
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Ridge_ID
- Attribute_Definition: Ridge field name
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cape Romain Shoal Complex
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ridge Location
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: LBS Shoal
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ridge Location
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mottled BS
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ridge Location
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Murrells Inlet
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ridge Location
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Width_KM
- Attribute_Definition: Ridge width in kilometers classified in half meter intervals
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
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- Attribute_Label: Length_M
- Attribute_Definition: Ridge length in meters
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 330.4
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 5855.7
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.5
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Heigth_M
- Attribute_Definition: Ridge height in meters
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Azimuth_DN
- Attribute_Definition: Ridge azimuth, clockwise in degrees from north
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 36.6
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 161.3
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees, clockwise from north
- Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- 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
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
- Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
- Distribution_Liability:
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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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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: SHP
- Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 9.0
- Format_Specification: ESRI polyline Shapefile
- Format_Information_Content:
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Shapefile contains crests of low-relief ridges offshore of the Grand Strand, SC
- File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
- Transfer_Size: 0.012
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Online_Option:
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name:
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<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1346/arcgis/sf_env/ridge_crests.zip>
- Access_Instructions: Data can be downloaded via the World Wide Web (WWW)
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- Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
- Recording_Capacity:
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- Recording_Density: 4.75
- Recording_Density_Units: Gbytes
- Recording_Format: UDF
- Fees: none
- Technical_Prerequisites:
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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.
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20070123
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Jane Denny
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Geologist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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 x2310
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdenny@usgs.gov
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- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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- Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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