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JOHNSTON94: Portsmouth Naval Yard Sediment Data

 

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Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Larry Ward
Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: JOHNSTON94: Portsmouth Naval Yard Sediment Data
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/johnston94/johnston94.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/seddata/johnston94/johnston94.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 are 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://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001>
Description:
Abstract:
The sediment data presented in this data layer were from an ecological study sited near the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. 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 Johnston (1994).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1994
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.764028
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.640972
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.134639
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.068194
Keywords:
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Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: UNH
Theme_Keyword: University of New Hamshire
Theme_Keyword: sediment
Theme_Keyword: texture
Theme_Keyword: sand
Theme_Keyword: gravel
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: GIS
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast
Place_Keyword: New England
Place_Keyword: Maine
Place_Keyword: Kittery
Place_Keyword: Portsmouth Naval Yard
Place_Keyword: Atlantic
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: johnston94
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 Johnston (1994). Larry Ward (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: R.K. Johnston
Originator: W.R. Munns
Originator: F.T. Short
Originator: H.A. Walker
Publication_Date: 1994
Title:
Estuarine Ecological Risk Assessment for Portsmouth Naval Yard, Kittery, Maine
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Navey Technical Report
Issue_Identification: Phase 1: Problem Formulation, TR 16276
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillence Center
Publisher: RDT&E Division

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 64 stations.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Navigation was by differential GPS; positional accuracy approximately 10 m.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: R.K. Johnston
Originator: W.R. Munns
Originator: F.T. Short
Originator: H.A. Walker
Publication_Date: 1994
Title:
Estuarine Ecological Risk Assessment for Portsmouth Naval Yard, Kittery, Maine
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S Navy Technical Report
Issue_Identification: Phase 1: Problem Formulation, TR 16276
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillence Center
Publisher: RDT&E Division
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1994
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.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: johnston94.txt
Process_Date: 20021104
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: johnston94.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: johnston94.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: johnton94.shx
Process_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

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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: 64

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
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

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Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
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Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOCAL_ID
Attribute_Definition: Name used to identify samples
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Sample identifiers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REFERENCE
Attribute_Definition: Short reference
Attribute_Definition_Source: Compilers
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: YEAR
Attribute_Definition: Year that the samples were collected
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1992
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1992
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 43.134639
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: -70.640972
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEPTH_INT
Attribute_Definition: Depth (cm) interval of sample within the sediments
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Sample depth intervals
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GRAVEL
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SAND
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 94
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SILT
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 60
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 96
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CLASSIFICA
Attribute_Definition: Lithologic classification of the sediments
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Verbal textural descriptions
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SYSTEM
Attribute_Definition:
Author and publication year of the system used to classify the sediments
Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: FOLK1980
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEDIAN
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.6
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Attribute:
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 7.9
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Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist
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Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.73
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.01
Attribute:
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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, johnston94.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.
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Fees: None
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: 20030216
Metadata_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
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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