Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe Publication_Date: 2003 Title: ARMSTRONG74: Sediment Data from Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/armstrong/armstrong.zip Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001/data/seddata/armstrong74/armstrong74.zip Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: L.J. Poppe Originator: V.F. Paskevich Originator: S.J. Williams Originator: M.E. Hastings Originator: J.T. Kelley Originator: D.F. Belknap Originator: L.G. Ward Originator: D.M. FitzGerald Originator: P.F. Larsen Publication_Date: 2003 Title: Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 03-001 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Other_Citation_Details: Data is released via CD-ROM media. This digital publication may also be available via the web at pubs.usgs.gov Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001 Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001 Description: Abstract: The sediment data presented in this data layer were from a geochemical study sited in Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire. The analog data were originally converted into digital form for inclusion in a Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database. Purpose: The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the data published in Armstrong (1974). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1974 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.932240 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.800432 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.188736 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.048036 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field center Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: UNH Theme_Keyword: University of New Hampshire Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: texture Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: silt Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001 Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: sediment classification Theme_Keyword: surficial classification Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile Theme_Keyword: points Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System Theme_Keyword: GIS Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast Place_Keyword: New England Place_Keyword: New Hampshire Place_Keyword: Great Bay Estuary Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: 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 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: armstrong74 Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image map showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Data_Set_Credit: Please view the cross reference information for the original data set credit to Armstrong (1974). Steve Jones (UNH) for entering the data from the source report, and Larry Poppe for creating the ArcView shapefile. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: P. Armstrong Publication_Date: 1974 Title: Copper, zinc, chromium, lead, and cadmium in the unconsolidated sediments of Great bay Estuary, New Hampshire Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Master's Thesis Issue_Identification: 85 p. Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Durham, NH Publisher: University of New Hampshire Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were checked by the compilers in a consistent manner. Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data Completeness_Report: Identifiers, navigation, and grain-size data are provided for 75 stations. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Navigational accuracy is unknown. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: P. Armstrong Publication_Date: 1974 Title: Copper, zinc, chromium, lead, and cadmium in the unconsolidated sediments of Great bay Estuary, New Hampshire Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Master's Thesis Issue_Identification: 85 p. Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Durham, NH Publisher: University of New Hampshire Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1974 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Process_Step: Process_Description: The source information was manually entered into digital form and was imported from an ASCII text file to an ArcView table. The table was later converted to an event theme and saved as the final shapefile. 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Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: 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 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 81 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: armstrong74.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. 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Attribute: Attribute_Label: LOCAL_ID Attribute_Definition: Numeric used to identify samples Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 81 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: stations Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: REFERENCE Attribute_Definition: Author and year of publication Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: ARMSTRONG1974 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 43.04833 Range_Domain_Maximum: 43.18958 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude coordinate of sample location Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -70.92083 Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.81083 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAND Attribute_Definition: Percentage of sand Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.2 Range_Domain_Maximum: 84.3 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SILT Attribute_Definition: Percentage of silt in sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.4 Range_Domain_Maximum: 35.4 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLAY Attribute_Definition: Percentage of clay in sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.3 Range_Domain_Maximum: 39.7 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHEPARD_CL Attribute_Definition: Sediment classification based on a scheme devised by Shepard (1954) Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal descriptions of the sediment Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Lawrence J. Poppe Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: 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 x2314 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lpoppe@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Regional Mapping of Surficial Sediments: Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, Aggregates and Habitats Projects, armstrong74.shp Distribution_Liability: Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ArcView shapefile Format_Version_Number: 3.2 Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile Format_Information_Content: Five files (armstrong74.shp, armstrong74.dbf, armstrong74.shx, armstrong74.sbx, armstrong74.sbn) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic. File_Decompression_Technique: zip Transfer_Size: 0.132 Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 650 Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes Compatibility_Information: The user must have a computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file. Technical_Prerequisites: The data is available in ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data. Available_Time_Period: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2002 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20030423 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Lawrence J. 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