Stratigraphy of late Pleistocene and Holocene sediments from the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Metadata:

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

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Franz Elmer Anderson

Publication_Date: 1967

Title:

Stratigraphy of late Pleistocene and Holocene sediments from the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Seattle, WA

Publisher: University of Washington

Other_Citation_Details: PhD. dissertation

Description:

Abstract: Not recorded

Purpose:

Late Pleistocene and Holocene geologic history of the Strait of Juan de Fuca [is] preserved in the bottom sediment. The purpose of this dissertation is to determine the stratigraphic and sedimentary environments of these deposits and to examine the foraminiferal succession into the strait after deglaciation.

Supplemental_Information:

Data digitized by the USGS for inclusion into usSEABED(<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed>)

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1965

Ending_Date: 1967

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.62833

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.61333

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.50667

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.16500

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: University of Washington

Theme_Keyword: Department of Oceanography

Theme_Keyword: Piston core

Theme_Keyword: Gravity core

Theme_Keyword: Core barrel

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: Oceans and Estuaries

Theme_Keyword: Location

Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keyword. Version 5.3.3

Theme_Keyword: Marine Sediments

Theme_Keyword: Sediment Chemistry

Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Textures

Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System

Place_Keyword: Washington, State of

Place_Keyword: Juan de Fuca, Strait of

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geologic

Temporal_Keyword: Late Pleistocene

Temporal_Keyword: Holocene

Access_Constraints:

Dissertation is available at the USGS library and at other libraries.

Use_Constraints:

Cite F.E. Anderson and the University of Washington as the originators of the data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Washington

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail

Address: P.O. Box 357940

Address: University of Washington

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-543-5060

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Anderson_PhD_1967

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Screen grab of GIS-produced sample distribution, with bathymetry and land for reference.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Data_Set_Credit:

Elmer Anderson at the University of Washington for the collection and analysis of data. For inclusion into usSEABED: Digitization: Jennifer Mendonca (USGS); Formatting corrections: Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Tkme: Another editor for formal metadata by Peter N. Schweitzer (U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 22092), version 2.9.13, Microsoft Windows Version 5.1; Microsoft Word 2000 9.0

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

No estimate made for the accuracy of the data in the original report. Data digitized by the USGS and partners were visually compared to the source data, and corrected. Where appropriate, data were tested for completeness using MS Excel. Locations checked using GIS.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Data fall within normal ranges for the given parameters.

Completeness_Report:

Numeric data completely digitized; data not digitized include foraminifera

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Station positions were determined by radar fix off known land points. Because of the narrowness of the strait (less than 24 kilometers) position was within +/- 0.3 kilometers. Positions given to minute-tenths.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Water depths not recorded in report. Subsample depths given to nearest millimeter.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Sub-samples were wet sieved through zero-phi and four-phi screens. Sand-size distribution was determined by settling tube; silts and clays by pipette analysis. Carbonate carbon and total carbon were determined by using a LECO induction furnace and a carbon determinator. For inclusion in usSEABED, textural classes were recalculated to include the gravel fraction in the percentages.

Process_Date: Unknown

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Anderson_PhD_1967

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Washington

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail

Address: P.O. Box 357940

Address: University of Washington

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-543-5060

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 47

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00017

Longitude_Resolution: 0.00017

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Point

Entity_Type_Definition: SDTS point

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample number

Attribute_Definition: Sample number

Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Washington

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric number based on cruise and core information

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Subsample depth

Attribute_Definition: Subsample depth (included in sample number)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 200

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Centimeter

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Phi mean

Attribute_Definition: Mean grainsize of sand-silt-clay fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: Wentworth, 19XX

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.24

Range_Domain_Maximum: 9.65

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Phi standard deviation

Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation grain size of sand-silt-clay fraction

Attribute_Definition_Source: Inman 1932

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.07

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.60

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Millimeters

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sand

Attribute_Definition: Amount of sand in fine-fraction of sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 96.9

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Silt

Attribute_Definition: Amount of silt in fine-fraction of sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 4.4

Range_Domain_Maximum: 87.0

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Clay

Attribute_Definition: Amount of clay in fine-fraction of sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 89.9

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Gravel

Attribute_Definition: Amount of gravel in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 61.4

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent of gravel in total sample

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Total carbon

Attribute_Definition: Total carbon in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.353

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.340

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Carbonate carbon

Attribute_Definition: Carbon in carbonate in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.280

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Organic carbon

Attribute_Definition: Organic carbon in sample

Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.333

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.640

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mail and Physical

Address: 345 Middlefield Road

City: Menlo Park

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 94025

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 650-329-5019

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: men_lib@usgs.gov

Contact_Instructions: Email preferred

Resource_Description: 203(050)An 23s

Distribution_Liability:

Although this dataset has been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data. Users of the data should be aware of limitations of the data due to possible imprecision due to navigational inaccuracies and limitations of the statistical data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Non-digital_Form: Paper is available at the USGS library and other libraries.

Fees: None

Technical_Prerequisites: None

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1962

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 2005

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Jane A. Reid

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and mail

Address: 400 Natural Bridges Drive

City: Santa Cruz

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4727

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jareid@usgs.gov

Contact_Instructions: Email preferred

Metadata_Standard_Name: CSDGM Version 2

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

Metadata was written by a user of the data. Any information contained in the physical report is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.