Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Lawrence J. Poppe Publication_Date: 2003 Title: STETSON38: Samples collected along transects off the Eastern U.S. Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: 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/stetson38/stetson38.zip Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001/data/seddata/stetson38/stetson38.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://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001 Description: Abstract: This study was undertaken to provide information on the characteristics and distribution of surficial sediments off the eastern United States. Accordingly, long traverses were run across the continental shelf and in most case carrying over the shelf break. This data set includes data from those 9 traverses which were conducted north of Virginia. These data constitute the first systematic sampling of the U.S. Atlantic margin to show the effects of environmental factors (e.g. increasing distance from shore, water depth) on the sediment distribution. Sampling was performed with a primitive grab sampler; navigational methods were not discussed in this report. Purpose: The purpose of this data layer is to release a digital version of the textural data generated from sediments collected as part of Stetson's research during the 1930's. This digital version comprises part of a USGS sand and gravel assessment of the NY Bight, Gulf of Maine, and Georges Bank. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1938 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.033330 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.636670 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.811170 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.816670 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center Theme_Keyword: grabs Theme_Keyword: locations Theme_Keyword: ArcView Theme_Keyword: point shapefile Theme_Keyword: MIT Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Theme_Keyword: sediments Theme_Keyword: size analyses Theme_Keyword: grain size Theme_Keyword: gravel Theme_Keyword: sand Theme_Keyword: silt Theme_Keyword: clay Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System Theme_Keyword: GIS Theme_Keyword: National Assessment of Marine Sand and Gravel Resources Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001 Theme_Keyword: sediment classification Theme_Keyword: surficial classification Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile Theme_Keyword: points Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Place_Keyword: U.S. Eastcoast Place_Keyword: NY Bight Place_Keyword: New York Bight Place_Keyword: New England Place_Keyword: Atlantic Place_Keyword: Continental Shelf 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 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: stetson38 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 H.C. Stetson. Larry Poppe for entering the data from the source report and creating the ArcView shapefile. Security_Information: Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: H.C. Stetson Publication_Date: 1938 Title: The sediments of the continental shelf off the eastern coast of the United States Edition: 1 Series_Information: Series_Name: Papers in Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Issue_Identification: v.4, no. 5 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Cambridge and Woods Hole Publisher: MIT and WHOI Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes were entered and checked by the compilers in a consistent manner. Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data. Completeness_Report: Sample locations, grain-size data, and verbal classifications are provided for 225 stations. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No navigational methods are provided in the original publication. Horizontal accuracy is unknown. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Tides are less than 2 m. Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 2 Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: H.C. Stetson Publication_Date: 1938 Title: The sediments of the continental shelf off the eastern coast of the United States Edition: 1.0 Series_Information: Series_Name: Papers in Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Issue_Identification: v. 5, no. 4 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Cambridge and Woods Hole Publisher: MIT and WHOI Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1938 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: stetson.txt Source_Contribution: Summarized tabular data from the report were converted to an ASCII text file. 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 in ArcView and saved as the final shapefile. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: stetson.txt Process_Date: 20020828 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: stetson38.shp Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: stetson38.dbf Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: stetson38.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 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: 225 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: stetson.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute: 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: PROJECT_ID Attribute_Definition: Project id assigned to the dataset for future identification. Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: STETSON1938 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Scientist and year of data publication. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute: Attribute_Label: SERIES_ID Attribute_Definition: Number assigned to a transect along which samples were collected. Attribute_Definition_Source: H.C. Stetson Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 9 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer count Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1 Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute_Value_Accuracy: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAMPLE_ID Attribute_Definition: Number assigned sequentially to each sample along a transect. Attribute_Definition_Source: H.C. Stetson Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string containing numeric identifier and sub-identifier Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute_Value_Accuracy: 1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: LATITUDE Attribute_Definition: Latitude coordinate of sample location Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 37.81667 Range_Domain_Maximum: 42.81117 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .00001 Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute: Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE Attribute_Definition: Longitude of sample location Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: -75.03337 Range_Domain_Maximum: -69.63667 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: .00001 Attribute: Attribute_Label: DEPTH Attribute_Definition: Water depth in meters at sample location. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 5.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 680.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute: Attribute_Label: GRAVEL Attribute_Definition: Percent gravel in the sample Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 77.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAND Attribute_Definition: Percent sand in the sample. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute: Attribute_Label: SILT Attribute_Definition: Percent of silt in the sample. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 70.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLAYX Attribute_Definition: Percent of clay fraction coarser than 0.1 micrometers. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 25.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute: Attribute_Label: COLLOID Attribute_Definition: Percent of the clay fraction that is colloidal (less than 0.1 micrometers) Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 26.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLAY Attribute_Definition: Percent of the entire clay fraction. Attribute_Definition_Source: Scientist Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 51.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information: Attribute: Attribute_Label: TOTAL Attribute_Definition: Total of the gravel, sand, silt, and clay percentages (used to check that all material was accounted for). Attribute_Definition_Source: Compiler Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 100.0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 100.0 Attribute_Units_of_Measure: percent Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.1 Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLASSIFICA Attribute_Definition: Sediment classification according to the scheme devised by Shepard (1954) Attribute_Definition_Source: L.J. Poppe Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string containing the verbal equivalents of the classification scheme. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: clayey sand content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: CLAYEY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: clayey silt content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravel content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVELLY SEDIMENT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: gravelly sediment content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SAND SILT CLAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sand silt clay content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SANDY SILT Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: sandy silt content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY CLAY Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty clay content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: SILTY SAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: silty sand content Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Compiler Overview_Description: 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 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, stetson38.shp 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 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 (stetson38.dbf, stetson38.shp, stetson38.shx, stetson38.sbn, stetson38.shx) comprising the ArcView point shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic. File_Decompression_Technique: zip Transfer_Size: 0.168 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. Fees: None Technical_Prerequisites: The data is available in ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ESRI's ArcView 3.0 or later software to read and process this 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: 20030326 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 Metadata_Security_Information: