Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Tetra Tech, Inc
      Publication_Date: 19900100
      Title: Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program 1989: Marine Sediment Monitoring
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Paper
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: TC
        Issue_Identification: 3838
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Bellevue, WA
        Publisher: Tetra Tech, Inc.
      Other_Citation_Details: Report for Washington Department of Ecology Ambient Monitoring Section
  Description:
    Abstract: Need
    Purpose: Need
    Supplemental_Information: Data digitized in 2005 for inclusion into usSEABED http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/usseabed
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 198903
        Ending_Date: 198904
    Currentness_Reference: 1990
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.4417
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.2385
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.9883
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.0755
  Keywords:
    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 Texture
      Theme_Keyword: Sediment Composition
      Theme_Keyword: Terrigenous Sediments
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Washington Department of Ecology
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
      Place_Keyword: Puget Sound
      Place_Keyword: Washington
  Access_Constraints: Report is available at the USGS library and other libraries
  Use_Constraints: Cite Tetra Tech, Inc. and the Washington Department of Ecology as originators of the data
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Tetra Tech Inc.
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mail and physical
        Address: 11820 Northup Way, Suite 100
        City: Bellevue
        State_or_Province: WA
        Postal_Code: 98005
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: TC_3838
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Sample distribution in GIS with coastline and rough bathymetry for reference
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
  Data_Set_Credit: TetraTech, Inc for the collection and analysis of the data.  Data digitized for usSEABED by Monica Iglecia (USGS); formatting corrections Jane Reid (USGS) and Chris Jenkins (University of Colorado)
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: All data in report are included.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational techniques not recorded in report; latitudes and longitudes given in degrees, minutes, seconds
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Water depth determination technique not noted in report.  Water depths given in meters from Mean Low Low Water.
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Need
      Process_Date: 1989
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: TC_3838
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Tetra Tech Inc.
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mail and physical
            Address: 11820 Northup Way, Suite 100
            City: Bellevue
            State_or_Province: WA
            Postal_Code: 98005
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown
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: 70
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.00167
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.00167
      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: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Alpha numeric number based on project number and core information
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Water depth
      Attribute_Definition: Depth of water at sample site
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Mean Low Low Water
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 6
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 262
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Meters
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1.0
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Gravel
      Attribute_Definition: Gravel in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 33.85
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Sand
      Attribute_Definition: Sand in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 3.36
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 98.66
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Silt
      Attribute_Definition: Silt in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.07
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 76.11
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Clay
      Attribute_Definition: Clay in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.01
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 47.52
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Mud
      Attribute_Definition: Mud in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.33
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 96.64
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Organic carbon
      Attribute_Definition: Organic carbon in sample
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 3.9
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Percent
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Grain size
      Attribute_Definition: Percent of sample in given grain size bins
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Source report
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: > -1
          Range_Domain_Maximum: > 8
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Phi
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Tetra Tech Inc.
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mail and physical
        Address: 11820 Northup Way, Suite 100
        City: Bellevue
        State_or_Province: WA
        Postal_Code: 98005
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: Unknown
  Resource_Description: TC 3838
  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, limitations of the statistical data, and digitizing errors.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Non-digital_Form: Report available from Tetra Tech, Inc., the Washington Dept. of Ecology, and at the USGS Library.
    Fees: None
  Technical_Prerequisites: None
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1990
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 or online at NGDC is authoritative and supercedes any information given here.